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Jacks Branch
Jacks Branch (Brown Creek tributary) is located in North Carolina
Jacks Branch (Brown Creek tributary)
Jacks Branch (Brown Creek tributary) is located in the United States
Jacks Branch (Brown Creek tributary)
Location of Jacks Branch mouth
Other name(s) Tributary to Brown Creek
Country United States
State North Carolina
County Anson
Physical characteristics
Main source divide between Jacks Branch and Lanes Creek
pond about 5 miles southwest of Cedar Hill, North Carolina
400 ft (120 m)
35°06′22″N 080°09′28″W / 35.10611°N 80.15778°W / 35.10611; -80.15778
River mouth Brown Creek
about 4 miles southwest of Ansonville, North Carolina
220 ft (67 m)
35°03′25″N 080°07′45″W / 35.05694°N 80.12917°W / 35.05694; -80.12917
Length 5.18 mi (8.34 km)
Basin features
Progression southeast
River system Pee Dee River
Basin size 5.42 square miles (14.0 km2)
Tributaries
  • Left:
    unnamed tributaries
  • Right:
    unnamed tributaries
Bridges Ansonville-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.

Variant names

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

  • 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.

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.

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