Little Caraway Creek (Caraway Creek tributary)
| Little Caraway Creek Tributary to Caraway Creek | |
|---|---|
  Location of Little Caraway Creek mouth  Little Caraway Creek (Caraway Creek tributary) (the United States) | |
| Location | |
| Country | United States |
| State | North Carolina |
| County | Randolph |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | divide between Caraway Creek and Uwharrie River |
| • location | about 0.5 miles south of Hillsville, North Carolina |
| • coordinates | 35°49′19″N 079°56′22″W / 35.82194°N 79.93944°W[1] |
| • elevation | 718 ft (219 m)[2] |
| Mouth | Caraway Creek |
• location | about 1 mile northeast of Motleta, North Carolina |
• coordinates | 35°44′44″N 079°56′06″W / 35.74556°N 79.93500°W[1] |
• elevation | 446 ft (136 m)[2] |
| Length | 7.04 mi (11.33 km)[3] |
| Basin size | 10.26 square miles (26.6 km2)[4] |
| Discharge | |
| • location | Caraway Creek |
| • average | 12.02 cu ft/s (0.340 m3/s) at mouth with Caraway Creek[4] |
| Basin features | |
| Progression | Caraway Creek → Uwharrie River → Pee Dee River → Winyah Bay → Atlantic Ocean |
| River system | Pee Dee |
| Tributaries | |
| • left | unnamed tributaries |
| • right | unnamed tributaries |
| Bridges | Mt. Gilead Church Road, Earnhardt Road |
Little Caraway Creek is a 7.04 mi (11.33 km) long 3rd order tributary to Caraway Creek, in Randolph County, North Carolina.
Course
[edit]Little Caraway Creek rises on the Caraway Creek and Uwharrie River divide about 0.5 miles south of Hillsville in Randolph County, North Carolina. Little Caraway Creek then flows south to meet Caraway Creek about 1 mile northeast of Motleta.[2]
Watershed
[edit]Little Caraway Creek drains 10.26 square miles (26.6 km2) of area, receives about 46.4 in/year of precipitation, has a topographic wetness index of 365.93 and is about 61% forested.[4]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ a b "GNIS Detail - Little Caraway Creek". geonames.usgs.gov. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 19 November 2019.
- ^ a b c "Caraway Creek Topo Map, Randolph County NC (Farmer Area)". TopoZone. Locality, LLC. Retrieved 19 November 2019.
- ^ "ArcGIS Web Application". epa.maps.arcgis.com. US EPA. Retrieved 19 November 2019.
- ^ a b c "Little Caraway Creek Watershed Report". Waters Geoviewer. US EPA. Retrieved 19 November 2019.