Wolf Meadow Branch

{{Short description|Stream in North Carolina, USA}}

{{Use American English|date=February 2025}}

{{Infobox river

| name = Wolf Meadow Branch

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| name_other = Tributary to Coddle Creek

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| pushpin_map_caption = Location of Wolf Meadow Branch mouth

| pushpin_map_alt = Map of Wolf Meadow Branch mouth location

| subdivision_type1 = Country

| subdivision_name1 = United States

| subdivision_type2 = State

| subdivision_name2 = North Carolina

| subdivision_type3 = County

| subdivision_name3 = Cabarrus

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| length = {{convert|2.50|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=12 November 2020}}

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| discharge1_location = Coddle Creek

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| discharge1_avg = {{convert|4.45|cuft/s|m3/s|abbr=on}} at mouth with Coddle Creek{{cite web |title=Wolf Meadow Branch Watershed Report |url=https://watersgeo.epa.gov/watershedreport/?comid=9202339 |website=US EPA Geoviewer |publisher=US EPA |accessdate=12 November 2020}}

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| source1 = Irish Buffalo Creek divide

| source1_location = pond about 1 mile southwest of Concord, North Carolina

| source1_coordinates = {{coord|35|24|02|N|080|37|31|W|display=inline}}{{cite web |title=GNIS Detail – Wolf Meadow Branch |url=https://geonames.usgs.gov/apex/f?p=138:3:::NO::P3_FID,P3_TITLE:997536,Wolf%20Meadow%20Branch |website=geonames.usgs.gov |publisher=US Geological Survey |accessdate=12 November 2020}}

| source1_elevation = {{convert|695|ft|abbr=on}}{{cite web |title=Get Maps |url=https://ngmdb.usgs.gov/topoview/viewer/#14/35.3706/-80.6301 |website=USGS Topoview |publisher=US Geological Survey |accessdate=12 November 2020 |language=en}}

| mouth = Coddle Creek

| mouth_location = Roberta Mill, North Carolina

| mouth_coordinates = {{coord|35|21|31|N|080|37|50|W|display=inline,title}}

| mouth_elevation = {{convert|548|ft|abbr=on}}

| progression = Coddle CreekRocky RiverPee Dee RiverWinyah BayAtlantic Ocean

| river_system = Pee Dee River

| basin_size = {{convert|3.68|sqmi}}

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| tributaries_left = unnamed tributaries

| tributaries_right = unnamed tributaries

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| bridges = Farmwood Boulevard, Roberta Road, Stough Road

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Wolf Meadow Branch is a {{convert|2.50|mi|km|abbr=on}} long 1st order tributary to Coddle Creek in Cabarrus County, North Carolina. This is the only stream of this name in the United States.

Course

Wolf Meadow Branch rises in a pond about 1 mile southwest of Concord, North Carolina and then flows southwest to join Coddle Creek at Roberta Mill.

Watershed

Wolf Meadow Branch drains {{convert|3.68|sqmi}} of area, receives about 47.1 in/year of precipitation, has a wetness index of 454.27, and is about 28% forested.

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Category:Rivers of North Carolina

Category:Rivers of Cabarrus County, North Carolina

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