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Little_Meadow_Creek_(Rocky_River_tributary) Latitude and Longitude:
35°15′36″N 080°28′29″W / 35.26000°N 80.47472°W / 35.26000; -80.47472
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Little Meadow Creek
Tributary to Rocky River
Map of Little Meadow Creek mouth location
Map of Little Meadow Creek mouth location
Location of Little Meadow Creek mouth
Map of Little Meadow Creek mouth location
Map of Little Meadow Creek mouth location
Little Meadow Creek (Rocky River tributary) (the United States)
Location
Country United States
State North Carolina
County Cabarrus
Physical characteristics
SourcePole Bridge Creek divide
 • locationSmiths Lake, about 1.5 miles south of Barrier Mills, North Carolina [2]
 • coordinates 35°19′37″N 080°25′19″W / 35.32694°N 80.42194°W / 35.32694; -80.42194 [1]
 • elevation650 ft (200 m) [2]
Mouth Rocky River
 • location
about 2.5 miles west of Locust, North Carolina [3]
 • coordinates
 35°15′36″N 080°28′29″W / 35.26000°N 80.47472°W / 35.26000; -80.47472 [1]
 • elevation
462 ft (141 m) [3]
Length6.32 mi (10.17 km) [4]
Basin size5.23 square miles (13.5 km2) [5]
Discharge 
 • location Rocky River
 • average6.33 cu ft/s (0.179 m3/s) at mouth with Rocky River [5]
Basin features
Progression Rocky River → Pee Dee River → Winyah Bay → Atlantic Ocean
River system Pee Dee River
Tributaries 
 • leftunnamed tributaries
 • rightunnamed tributaries
BridgesCounty Line Road, Mauney Road, NC 200, Reed Mine Road

Little Meadow Creek is a 6.32 mi (10.17 km) long 2nd order tributary to the Rocky River in Cabarrus County, North Carolina.

Course

Little Meadow Creek rises in Smiths Lake, about 1.5 miles south of Barrier Mills, North Carolina, [2] and then flows southwest to join the Rocky River about 2.5 miles west of Locust. [3]

Watershed

Little Meadow Creek drains 5.23 square miles (13.5 km2) of area, receives about 47.6 in/year of precipitation, has a wetness index of 441.93, and is about 49% forested. [5]

References

  1. ^ a b "GNIS Detail - Little Meadow Creek". geonames.usgs.gov. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 15 November 2020.
  2. ^ a b c "Get Maps". USGS Topoview. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 15 November 2020.
  3. ^ a b c "Get Maps". USGS Topoview. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 15 November 2020.
  4. ^ "ArcGIS Web Application". epa.maps.arcgis.com. US EPA. Retrieved 15 November 2020.
  5. ^ a b c "Little Meadow Creek Watershed Report". US EPA Geoviewer. US EPA. Retrieved 15 November 2020.

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