First Broad River

The First Broad River is a tributary of the Broad River, about 60 mi (95 km) long [6] in western North Carolina in the United States.[7] Via the Broad and Congaree Rivers, it is part of the watershed of the Santee River, which flows to the Atlantic Ocean.[8]

First Broad River Tributary to Broad River
Location of First Broad River mouth
Location
Country	United States
State	North Carolina
Counties	Cleveland Rutherford
Physical characteristics
Source	confluence of Little First Broad River and Somey Branch
• location	about 1 mile NE of Grassy Knob
• coordinates	35°31′56″N 081°47′37″W[1]
• elevation	1,115 ft (340 m)[2]
Mouth	Broad River
• location	about 5 miles SW of Patterson Springs, North Carolina[3]
• coordinates	35°31′56″N 081°47′37″W[1]
• elevation	625 ft (191 m)[2]
Length	62.76 mi (101.00 km)[4]
Basin size	324.5 square miles (840 km2)
Discharge
• location	Broad River
• average	324.5 cu ft/s (9.19 m3/s) at mouth with Broad River[5]
Basin features
Progression	generally south
River system	Broad River
Tributaries
• left	Somey Branch Grayson Branch Collins Creek Beaverdam Branch Brier Creek No Business Creek Wards Creek Big Branch Stoney Run Creek Crooked Run Creek Knob Creek Maple Creek Hickory Creek
• right	Little First Broad River South Creek Big Branch Mountain Creek Parker Branch Long Branch Hinton Creek Harris Creek Brushy Creek Beaverdam Creek Yancey Creek

The First Broad River rises on South Mountain in northeastern Rutherford County and initially flows southeastwardly into Cleveland County to the town of Lawndale, where it turns southward. After passing to the west of Shelby, the river joins the Broad River from the north in southern Cleveland County.[7]