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Hoopers Branch
Map of Hoopers Branch mouth location
Map of Hoopers Branch mouth location
Map of Hoopers Branch mouth location
Map of Hoopers Branch mouth location
Location of Hoopers Branch mouth
Other name(s) Tributary to Reddies River
Country United States
State North Carolina
County Wilkes
City North Wilkesboro
Physical characteristics
Main source divide of unnamed tributary to Mulberry Creek
North Wilkesboro, North Carolina
1,120 ft (340 m)
36°10′41″N 081°08′55″W / 36.17806°N 81.14861°W / 36.17806; -81.14861
River mouth Reddies River
about 0.5 miles west of North Wilkesboro, North Carolina
975 ft (297 m)
36°10′11″N 081°10′09″W / 36.16972°N 81.16917°W / 36.16972; -81.16917
Length 0.95 mi (1.53 km)
Basin features
Progression southwest
River system Yadkin River
Basin size 0.71 square miles (1.8 km2)
Tributaries
  • Left:
    unnamed tributaries
  • Right:
    unnamed tributaries
Bridges Riverside Drive, Hackett Street, NW Reservoir Road

Hoopers Branch is a 0.95 mi (1.53 km) long first order tributary to the Reddies River in Wilkes County, North Carolina. This is the only stream of this name in the United States.

Course

Hoopers Branch rises in North Wilkesboro, North Carolina and then flows southwest to join the Reddies River at about 0.5 miles west of North Wilkesboro.

Watershed

Hooper Branch drains 0.71 square miles (1.8 km2) of area, receives about 51.5 in/year of precipitation, has a wetness index of 307.83, and is about 41% forested.

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