Porter Branch

Porter Branch is a stream in Mecklenburg County, North Carolina. Porter Branch is situated nearby to the locality Pine Harbor, as well as near the hamlet Lake Wylie.

Places of Interest

Highlights include McDowell Nature Preserve and Buster Boyd Bridge.

McDowell Nature Preserve

Nature reserve

McDowell Nature Preserve, formerly known as McDowell Park, is a city park and nature preserve in southwestern Charlotte, North Carolina on the shores of Lake Wylie.

Buster Boyd Bridge

Bridge

Photo: Fife Club, Public domain.

The Buster Boyd Bridge is a four-lane automobile bridge spanning the Catawba River/Lake Wylie between Lake Wylie, York County, South Carolina and Steele Creek, Mecklenburg County, North Carolina.

Gaston County Schools is an American public school district in Gaston County, North Carolina. With 30,046 students enrolled in 56 schools as of the 2021–22 academic year, it is the tenth largest public school district in North Carolina. Southwest Middle School is situated 2 miles east of Porter Branch.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Lake Wylie and Steele Creek.

Lake Wylie

Hamlet

Photo: Fife Club, Public domain.

Lake Wylie is a census-designated place in York County, South Carolina, United States. The population was 8,841 at the 2010 census. Lake Wylie is located on a peninsula along the shore of Lake Wylie, a reservoir that was named for Dr.

Steele Creek

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Steele Creek is a neighborhood and major district in Charlotte. Steele Creek is located along Lake Wylie in the far southwest quadrant of Charlotte primarily bordered by Interstate 485 to the east and located south of the Charlotte Airport.

Tega Cay

Photo: Mx. Granger, CC0.

Tega Cay is a small city along the eastern shore of Lake Wylie west of the town of Fort Mill in the Olde English District of South Carolina. Tega Cay is a suburb of the major city of Charlotte and has experienced rapid growth over the past decade.

Porter Branch

Type: Stream
Category: body of water
Location: Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, South, United States, North America
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Latitude

35.1057° or 35° 6′ 21″ north

Longitude

-81.02758° or 81° 1′ 39″ west

Elevation

568 feet (173 metres)

Open location code

867W4X4C+7X

GeoNames ID

4486288

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Highlights include Long Cove and Buster Boyd Bridge.

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