Jacks Branch (Brown Creek tributary)

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Jacks Branch
Tributary to Brown Creek
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Location of Jacks Branch mouth
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Jacks Branch (Brown Creek tributary) (the United States)
Location
Country United States
State North Carolina
County Anson
Physical characteristics
Sourcedivide between Jacks Branch and Lanes Creek
 • locationpond about 5 miles southwest of Cedar Hill, North Carolina
 • coordinates 35°06′22″N080°09′28″W / 35.10611°N 80.15778°W / 35.10611; -80.15778 [1]
 • elevation400 ft (120 m) [2]
Mouth Brown Creek
 • location
about 4 miles southwest of Ansonville, North Carolina
 • coordinates
 35°03′25″N080°07′45″W / 35.05694°N 80.12917°W / 35.05694; -80.12917 Coordinates: 35°03′25″N080°07′45″W / 35.05694°N 80.12917°W / 35.05694; -80.12917 [1]
 • elevation
220 ft (67 m) [2]
Length5.18 mi (8.34 km) [3]
Basin size5.42 square miles (14.0 km2) [4]
Discharge 
 • location Brown Creek
 • average6.21 cu ft/s (0.176 m3/s) at mouth with Brown Creek [4]
Basin features
Progressionsoutheast
River system Pee Dee River
Tributaries 
 • leftunnamed tributaries
 • rightunnamed tributaries
BridgesAnsonville-Polkton Road, Pope Road (x2), Mt. Vernon Road, Jacks Branch Road

Jacks Branch is a 5.18 mi (8.34 km) long 2nd order tributary to Brown Creek in Anson County, North Carolina.

Contents

Variant names

According to the Geographic Names Information System, it has also been known historically as: [1]

Course

Jacks Branch rises about 5 miles southwest of Cedar Hill, North Carolina. Jacks Branch then flows southeast to meet Brown Creek about 4 miles southwest of Ansonville, North Carolina. [2]

Watershed

Jacks Branch drains 5.42 square miles (14.0 km2) of area, receives about 47.9 in/year of precipitation, has a topographic wetness index of 429.10 and is about 47% forested. [4]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 "GNIS Detail - Jacks Branch". geonames.usgs.gov. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 21 October 2019.
  2. 1 2 3 "Brown Creek Topo Map, Anson County NC (Ansonville Area)". TopoZone. Locality, LLC. Retrieved 21 October 2019.
  3. ↑ "ArcGIS Web Application". epa.maps.arcgis.com. US EPA. Retrieved 21 October 2019.
  4. 1 2 3 "Jacks Branch Watershed Report". Waters Geoviewer. US EPA. Retrieved 21 October 2019.


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