Reason Branch is a long 1st order tributary to the
Rocky River in
Union County, North Carolina
Union County is a county located in the U.S. state of North Carolina. As of the 2020 census, the population was 238,267. Its county seat is Monroe. Union County is included in the Charlotte- Concord- Gastonia, NC- SC Metropolitan Statistical ...
. This is the only stream of this name in the United States.
Course
Reason Branch rises in a pond about 1 mile west of
New Salem, North Carolina
New Salem is an unincorporated community in Union County, North Carolina
North Carolina () is a state in the Southeastern region of the United States. The state is the 28th largest and 9th-most populous of the United States. It is bord ...
and then flows northeast to join the
Rocky River about 3 miles north-northwest of New Salem.
Watershed
Reason Branch drains of area, receives about 48.0 in/year of precipitation, has a wetness index of 393.52, and is about 43% forested.
References
Rivers of North Carolina
Rivers of Union County, North Carolina
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