Smith Branch (Reedy Fork tributary)
{{short description|Stream in North Carolina, USA}}
{{Use American English|date=February 2025}}
{{Infobox river
| name = Smith Branch
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| name_other = Tributary to Reedy Fork
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| pushpin_map = USA North Carolina#USA
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| pushpin_map_caption = Location of Smith Branch mouth
| pushpin_map_alt = Map of Smith Branch mouth location
| subdivision_type1 = Country
| subdivision_name1 = United States
| subdivision_type2 = State
| subdivision_name2 = North Carolina
| subdivision_type3 = County
| subdivision_name3 = Guilford
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| length = {{convert|2.02|mi|km|abbr=on}}{{cite web |title=ArcGIS Web Application |url=https://epa.maps.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=ada349b90c26496ea52aab66a092593b |website=epa.maps.arcgis.com |publisher=US EPA |accessdate=11 October 2019}}
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| discharge1_location = Reedy Fork
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| discharge1_avg = {{convert|3.44|cuft/s|m3/s|abbr=on}} at mouth with Reedy Fork{{cite web |title=Smith Branch Watershed Report |url=https://watersgeo.epa.gov/watershedreport/?comid=8889886 |website=Waters Geoviewer |publisher=US EPA |accessdate=11 October 2019}}
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| source1 = divide between Smith Branch and Benaja Creek
| source1_location = about 0.25 miles southeast of Monticello, North Carolina
| source1_coordinates = {{coord|36|12|54|N|079|39|51|W|display=inline}}{{cite web |title=GNIS Detail - Smith Branch |url=https://geonames.usgs.gov/apex/f?p=138:3:0::NO:3:P3_FID,P3_TITLE:994934,Smith%20Branch |website=geonames.usgs.gov |publisher=US Geological Survey |accessdate=11 October 2019}}
| source1_elevation = {{convert|820|ft|abbr=on}}{{cite web |title=Squirrel Creek Topo Map, Guilford County NC (Browns Summit Area) |url=https://www.topozone.com/north-carolina/guilford-nc/stream/squirrel-creek-35/ |website=TopoZone |publisher=Locality, LLC |accessdate=11 October 2019 |language=en}}
| mouth = Reedy Fork
| mouth_location = about 2 miles south of Monticello, North Carolina
| mouth_coordinates = {{coord|36|10|55|N|079|40|22|W|display=inline,title}}
| mouth_elevation = {{convert|662|ft|abbr=on}}
| progression = Reedy Fork → Haw River → Cape Fear River → Atlantic Ocean
| river_system = Haw River
| basin_size = {{convert|2.75|sqmi}}
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| tributaries_left = unnamed tributaries
| tributaries_right = unnamed tributaries
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| bridges = Turner Smith Road
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Smith Branch is a {{convert|2.02|mi|km|abbr=on}} long 2nd order tributary to Reedy Fork in Guilford County, North Carolina.
Course
Smith Branch rises on the Benaja Creek divide about 0.25 miles southeast of Monticello, North Carolina in Guilford County. Smith Branch then flows south to meet Reedy Fork about 2 miles south of Monticello.
Watershed
Smith Branch drains {{convert|2.75|sqmi}} of area, receives about 46.0 in/year of precipitation, has a topographic wetness index of 414.95 and is about 42% forested.
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Category:Rivers of North Carolina
Category:Rivers of Guilford County, North Carolina
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