Flat Creek (Little River tributary)
| Flat Creek Tributary to Little River | |
|---|---|
  Location of Flat Creek mouth  Flat Creek (Little River tributary) (the United States) | |
| Location | |
| Country | United States |
| State | North Carolina |
| County | Hoke |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | Juniper Creek divide |
| • location | about 0.25 miles south-southeast of Johnson Mountain |
| • coordinates | 35°08′16″N 079°14′26″W / 35.13778°N 79.24056°W[1] |
| • elevation | 435 ft (133 m)[2] |
| Mouth | Little River |
• location | about 1 mile south of Mt. Pleasant, North Carolina |
• coordinates | 35°11′11″N 079°10′22″W / 35.18639°N 79.17278°W[1] |
• elevation | 187 ft (57 m)[2] |
| Length | 6.09 mi (9.80 km)[3] |
| Basin size | 7.70 square miles (19.9 km2)[4] |
| Discharge | |
| • location | Little River |
| • average | 12.92 cu ft/s (0.366 m3/s) at mouth with Little River[4] |
| Basin features | |
| Progression | Little River → Cape Fear River → Atlantic Ocean |
| River system | Cape Fear River |
| Tributaries | |
| • left | unnamed tributaries |
| • right | unnamed tributaries |
| Bridges | none |
Flat Creek is a 6.09 mi (9.80 km) long 2nd order tributary to the Little River in Hoke County, North Carolina.
Course
[edit]Flat Creek rises on the Juniper Creek divide about 0.25 miles south-southeast of Johnson Mountain in Hoke County, North Carolina. Flat Creek then flows northeasterly to meet the Little River about 1 mile south of Mt. Pleasant.[2]
Watershed
[edit]Flat Creek drains 7.70 square miles (19.9 km2) of area, receives about 47.8 in/year of precipitation, has a topographic wetness index of 452.17 and is about 50% forested.[4]
References
[edit]- ^ a b "GNIS Detail - Flat Creek". geonames.usgs.gov. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 24 November 2019.
- ^ a b c "Flat Creek Topo Map, Hoke County NC (Lobelia Area)". TopoZone. Locality, LLC. Retrieved 24 November 2019.
- ^ "ArcGIS Web Application". epa.maps.arcgis.com. US EPA. Retrieved 24 November 2019.
- ^ a b c "Flat Creek Watershed Report". Waters Geoviewer. US EPA. Retrieved 24 November 2019.