Meadow Branch (Richardson Creek tributary)
| Meadow Branch Tributary to Richardson Creek | |
|---|---|
Location of Meadow Branch mouth Meadow Branch (Richardson Creek tributary) (the United States) | |
| Location | |
| Country | United States |
| State | North Carolina |
| County | Union |
| City | Wingate |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | Horsepen Branch divide |
| • location | about 1 mile southeast of Wingate, North Carolina |
| • coordinates | 34°58′08″N 080°25′32″W / 34.96889°N 80.42556°W |
| • elevation | 568 ft (173 m) |
| Mouth | Richardson Creek |
• location | about 2.5 miles southwest of Watson, North Carolina |
• coordinates | 35°02′36″N 080°26′53″W / 35.04333°N 80.44806°W |
• elevation | 421 ft (128 m) |
| Length | 6.84 mi (11.01 km) |
| Basin size | 7.38 square miles (19.1 km2) |
| Discharge | |
| • location | Richardson Creek |
| • average | 9.08 cu ft/s (0.257 m3/s) at mouth with Richardson Creek |
| Basin features | |
| Progression | Richardson Creek → Rocky River → Pee Dee River → Winyah Bay → Atlantic Ocean |
| River system | Pee Dee |
| Tributaries | |
| • left | Spring Branch |
| • right | unnamed tributaries |
| Bridges | Camden Road, Old Highway 74, US 74 (Business), E Wilson Street, US 74, McIntyre Road, Monroe-Ansonville Road, Olive Branch Road |
Meadow Branch is a 6.84 mi (11.01 km) long 2nd order tributary to Richardson Creek in Union County, North Carolina.