Blackwell Branch (Lanes Creek tributary)
| Blackwell Branch Tributary to Lanes Creek | |
|---|---|
  Location of Blackwell Branch mouth  Blackwell Branch (Lanes Creek tributary) (the United States) | |
| Location | |
| Country | United States |
| State | North Carolina |
| County | Anson |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | confluence of Maness and Caudle Branches |
| • location | about 2 miles northwest of Peachland, North Carolina |
| • coordinates | 35°01′26″N 080°17′20″W / 35.02389°N 80.28889°W[1] |
| • elevation | 418 ft (127 m)[2] |
| Mouth | Lanes Creek |
• location | about 0.5 miles north of Peachland, North Carolina |
• coordinates | 35°00′40″N 080°15′35″W / 35.01111°N 80.25972°W[1] |
• elevation | 349 ft (106 m)[2] |
| Length | 3.19 mi (5.13 km)[3] |
| Basin size | 8.05 square miles (20.8 km2)[4] |
| Discharge | |
| • location | Lanes Creek |
| • average | 9.40 cu ft/s (0.266 m3/s) at mouth with Lanes Creek[4] |
| Basin features | |
| Progression | Lanes Creek → Rocky River → Pee Dee River → Winyah Bay → Atlantic Ocean |
| River system | Pee Dee River |
| Tributaries | |
| • left | Caudle Branch Mile Branch |
| • right | Maness Branch |
| Bridges | Deep Springs Church Road, Savannah Road |
Blackwell Branch is a 3.19 mi (5.13 km) long 2nd order tributary to Lanes Creek in Anson County, North Carolina.
Course
[edit]Blackwell Branch is formed at the confluence of Maness Branch and Caudle Branch about 2 miles northwest of Peachland, North Carolina. Blackwell Branch then flows southeasterly to meet Lanes Creek about 0.5 miles north of Peachland.[2]
Watershed
[edit]Blackwell Branch drains 8.05 square miles (20.8 km2) of area, receives about 48.0 in/year of precipitation, has a topographic wetness index of 434.25 and is about 44% forested.[4]
References
[edit]- ^ a b "GNIS Detail - Blackwell Branch". geonames.usgs.gov. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 24 October 2020.
- ^ a b c "Flag Branch Topo Map in Anson". TopoZone. Locality, LLC. Retrieved 24 October 2020.
- ^ "ArcGIS Web Application". epa.maps.arcgis.com. US EPA. Retrieved 24 October 2020.
- ^ a b c "Blackwell Branch Watershed Report". US EPA Geoviewer. US EPA. Retrieved 24 October 2020.