Hares Branch

Hares Branch
Tributary to Worrell Mill Swamp
Map of Hares Branch mouth location
Map of Hares Branch mouth location
Location of Hares Branch mouth
Map of Hares Branch mouth location
Map of Hares Branch mouth location
Hares Branch (the United States)
Location
CountryUnited States
StateNorth Carolina
CountyHertford
TownMurfreesboro
Physical characteristics
SourcePanther Swamp divide
 • locationabout 0.5 miles south of Murfreesboro, North Carolina
 • coordinates36°25′32″N 077°06′55″W / 36.42556°N 77.11528°W / 36.42556; -77.11528[1]
 • elevation88 ft (27 m)[2]
MouthWorrell Millpond
 • location
Murfreesboro, North Carolina
 • coordinates
36°26′10″N 077°05′15″W / 36.43611°N 77.08750°W / 36.43611; -77.08750[1]
 • elevation
22 ft (6.7 m)[3]
Length2.85 mi (4.59 km)[4]
Basin size3.49 square miles (9.0 km2)[5]
Discharge 
 • locationWorrell Millpond
 • average4.66 cu ft/s (0.132 m3/s) at mouth with Worrell Millpond[5]
Basin features
Progressiongenerally northeast[4]
River systemChowan River
Tributaries 
 • leftCollege Branch
 • rightunnamed tributaries
WaterbodiesWorrell Millpond
BridgesUS 158 (x3), Chowan College Road, NC 11

Hares Branch is a 2.85 mi (4.59 km) long 2nd order tributary to the Worrell Mill Swamp via Worrell Millpond in Hertford County, North Carolina. This is the only stream of this name in the United States.[1]

  1. ^ a b c "GNIS Detail - Hares Branch". geonames.usgs.gov. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 19 May 2021.
  2. ^ "Get Maps". USGS Topoview. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 19 May 2021.
  3. ^ "Get Maps". USGS Topoview. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 19 May 2021.
  4. ^ a b "ArcGIS Web Application". epa.maps.arcgis.com. US EPA. Retrieved 19 May 2021.
  5. ^ a b "Hares Branch Watershed Report". US EPA Geoviewer. US EPA. Retrieved 19 May 2021.