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Little Brown Creek (Brown Creek tributary, left bank)

Coordinates: 34°50′08″N 080°20′34″W / 34.83556°N 80.34278°W / 34.83556; -80.34278
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Little Brown Creek
Tributary to Brown Creek on the left bank
Little Brown Creek (Brown Creek tributary, left bank) is located in North Carolina
Little Brown Creek (Brown Creek tributary, left bank)
Location of Little Brown Creek mouth
Little Brown Creek (Brown Creek tributary, left bank) is located in the United States
Little Brown Creek (Brown Creek tributary, left bank)
Little Brown Creek (Brown Creek tributary, left bank) (the United States)
Location
CountryUnited States
StateNorth Carolina
CountyUnion
Physical characteristics
Sourcedivide between Little Brown Creek and Lanes Creek
 • locationpond about 8 miles south of Marshville, North Carolina
 • coordinates34°51′31″N 080°22′51″W / 34.85861°N 80.38083°W / 34.85861; -80.38083[1]
 • elevation538 ft (164 m)[2]
MouthBrown Creek
 • location
about 8 miles south-southeast of Marshville, North Carolina
 • coordinates
34°50′08″N 080°20′34″W / 34.83556°N 80.34278°W / 34.83556; -80.34278[1]
 • elevation
344 ft (105 m)[2]
Length3.43 mi (5.52 km)[3]
Basin size6.39 square miles (16.6 km2)[4]
Discharge 
 • locationBrown Creek
 • average7.48 cu ft/s (0.212 m3/s) at mouth with Brown Creek[4]
Basin features
Progressionsoutheast
River systemPee Dee River
Tributaries 
 • leftWallace Branch
 • rightunnamed tributaries
BridgesLandsford Road, Zion Church Road

Little Brown Creek is a 3.43 mi (5.52 km) long 3rd order tributary to Brown Creek in Anson County, North Carolina. This creek is located on the left bank of Brown Creek and is different than the one on the right bank located downstream.

Course

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Little Brown Creek rises about 8 miles south of Marshville, North Carolina. Little Brown Creek then flows southeast to meet Brown Creek about 8 miles south-southeast of Marshville, North Carolina.[2]

Watershed

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Little Brown Creek drains 6.39 square miles (16.6 km2) of area, receives about 48.4 in/year of precipitation, has a topographic wetness index of 426.99 and is about 42% forested.[4]

References

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  1. ^ a b "GNIS Detail - Little Brown Creek". geonames.usgs.gov. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 21 October 2019.
  2. ^ a b c "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. ^ a b c "Little Brown Creek Watershed Report". Waters Geoviewer. US EPA. Retrieved 21 October 2019.