title: Meadow Branch (Richardson Creek tributary)
text: # Meadow Branch (Richardson Creek tributary)
  
  Meadow Branch is a 6.84 mi (11.01 km) long 2nd order tributary to Richardson Creek in Union County, North Carolina.
  
  ## Course
  
  Meadow Branch rises about 1 mile southeast of Wingate, North Carolina and then flows north-northwest to join Richardson Creek about 2.5 miles southwest of Watson.
  
  ## Watershed
  
  Meadow Branch drains 7.38 square miles (19.1 $km^2)$ of area, receives about 48.5 in/year of precipitation, has a wetness index of 444.40, and is about 26% forested.
  
  