Blackwell Branch is a long 2nd order tributary to Lanes Creek in

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Course

Blackwell Branch is formed at the confluence of Maness Branch and Caudle Branch about 2 miles northwest of

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. Blackwell Branch then flows southeasterly to meet Lanes Creek about 0.5 miles north of Peachland.

Watershed

Blackwell Branch drains of area, receives about 48.0 in/year of precipitation, has a

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of 434.25 and is about 44% forested.

References

Rivers of North Carolina Rivers of Anson County, North Carolina Tributaries of the Pee Dee River {{NorthCarolina-river-stub