title: Long Branch (Trent River tributary)
text: # Long Branch (Trent River tributary)
  
  Long Branch is a 2.83 mi (4.55 km) long 2nd order tributary to the Trent River in Jones County, North Carolina, United States.
  
  ## Course
  
  Long Branch rises about 5 miles northwest of Jones Corner, North Carolina and then flows southwest to join the Trent River about 1.5 miles northwest of Oak Grove.
  
  ## Watershed
  
  Long Branch drains 2.92 square miles (7.6 $km^2)$ of area, receives about 53.8 in/year of precipitation, has a wetness index of 561.31, and is about 21% forested.
  
  