Wide Mouth Branch facts for kids

Quick facts for kids Wide Mouth Branch
Show map of North Carolina Show map of the United States Location of Wide Mouth Branch mouth
Other name(s)	Tributary to Lanes Creek
Country	United States
State	North Carolina
County	Anson Union
City	Marshville
Physical characteristics
Main source	Salem Creek divide pond on the northeast side of Marshville, North Carolina 552 ft (168 m) 35°00′22″N 080°21′02″W / 35.00611°N 80.35056°W / 35.00611; -80.35056
River mouth	Lanes Creek about 0.5 miles west of Peachland, North Carolina 368 ft (112 m) 34°59′08″N 080°17′27″W / 34.98556°N 80.29083°W / 34.98556; -80.29083
Length	4.41 mi (7.10 km)
Basin features
Progression	east-southeast
River system	Pee Dee River
Basin size	4.28 square miles (11.1 km2)
Tributaries	Left: unnamed tributaries Right: unnamed tributaries
Bridges	Old Peachland Road, Gaddy Road, Curtis Lane, US 74

Wide Mouth Branch is a 4.41 mi (7.10 km) long 3rd order tributary to Lanes Creek in Anson County, North Carolina. This is the only stream of this name in the United States.

Course

Wide Mouth Branch rises in a pond on the northeast side of Marshville, North Carolina in Union County. Wide Mouth Branch then flows east-southeast into Anson County to meet Lanes Creek about 0.5 miles west of Peachland.

Watershed

Wide Mouth Branch drains 4.28 square miles (11.1 km²) of area, receives about 48.1 in/year of precipitation, has a topographic wetness index of 447.40 and is about 23% forested.