Little Brown Creek (Brown Creek tributary, right bank)

Little Brown Creek is a 8.79 mi (14.15 km) long 3rd order tributary to Brown Creek in Anson County, North Carolina. This creek is located on the right bank of Brown Creek and is different than the one on the left bank located upstream.

Little Brown Creek
Tributary to Brown Creek on the right bank
Location of Little Brown Creek mouth
Little Brown Creek (Brown Creek tributary, right bank) (the United States)
Location
CountryUnited States
StateNorth Carolina
CountyAnson
Physical characteristics
Sourcedivide between Little Brown Creek and Middle Fork Jones Creek
  locationpond about 3 miles northeast of Lowry, North Carolina
  coordinates34°54′01″N 080°09′28″W[1]
  elevation505 ft (154 m)[2]
MouthBrown Creek
  location
about 0.5 miles southeast of Polkton, North Carolina
  coordinates
35°00′07″N 080°11′04″W[1]
  elevation
243 ft (74 m)[2]
Length8.79 mi (14.15 km)[3]
Basin size15.42 square miles (39.9 km2)[4]
Discharge 
  locationBrown Creek
  average17.06 cu ft/s (0.483 m3/s) at mouth with Brown Creek[4]
Basin features
Progressiongenerally north
River systemPee Dee River
Tributaries 
  leftunnamed tributaries
  rightLeggett Branch
BridgesWhite Store Road, Mills Road, US 74

Course

Little Brown Creek rises in a pond about 3 miles north of Lowry, North Carolina. Little Brown Creek then flows north to meet Brown Creek about 0.5 miles southeast of Polkton, North Carolina.[2]

Watershed

Little Brown Creek drains 15.42 square miles (39.9 km2) of area, receives about 48.0 in/year of precipitation, has a topographic wetness index of 432.95 and is about 69% forested.[4]

References

  1. "GNIS Detail - Little Brown Creek". 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. "Water Quality Ratings". www.nconemap.gov. State of North Carolina. Retrieved 21 October 2019.
  4. "Little Brown Creek Watershed Report". Waters Geoviewer. US EPA. Retrieved 21 October 2019.


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