Jacks Branch (Brown Creek tributary)

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

Jacks Branch
Tributary to Brown Creek
Location of Jacks Branch mouth
Jacks Branch (Brown Creek tributary) (the United States)
Location
CountryUnited States
StateNorth Carolina
CountyAnson
Physical characteristics
Sourcedivide between Jacks Branch and Lanes Creek
  locationpond about 5 miles southwest of Cedar Hill, North Carolina
  coordinates35°06′22″N 080°09′28″W[1]
  elevation400 ft (120 m)[2]
MouthBrown Creek
  location
about 4 miles southwest of Ansonville, North Carolina
  coordinates
35°03′25″N 080°07′45″W[1]
  elevation
220 ft (67 m)[2]
Length5.18 mi (8.34 km)[3]
Basin size5.42 square miles (14.0 km2)[4]
Discharge 
  locationBrown Creek
  average6.21 cu ft/s (0.176 m3/s) at mouth with Brown Creek[4]
Basin features
Progressionsoutheast
River systemPee Dee River
Tributaries 
  leftunnamed tributaries
  rightunnamed tributaries
BridgesAnsonville-Polkton Road, Pope Road (x2), Mt. Vernon Road, Jacks Branch Road

Variant names

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

  • Jacks Creek

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]

References

  1. "GNIS Detail - Jacks Branch". geonames.usgs.gov. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 21 October 2019.
  2. "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. "Jacks Branch Watershed Report". Waters Geoviewer. US EPA. Retrieved 21 October 2019.


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