James Creek | |
Name Other: | Tributary to Little River |
Map Size: | 300 |
Pushpin Map: | USA North Carolina#USA |
Pushpin Map Size: | 300 |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location of James Creek mouth |
Subdivision Type1: | Country |
Subdivision Name1: | United States |
Subdivision Type2: | State |
Subdivision Name2: | North Carolina |
Subdivision Type3: | County |
Subdivision Name3: | Moore Hoke |
Length: | 13.5miles[1] |
Discharge1 Location: | Little River |
Discharge1 Avg: | 38.17cuft/s at mouth with Little River[2] |
Source1: | Jennie Creek divide |
Source1 Location: | about 1 mile south of Southern Pines, North Carolina in Weymouth Woods |
Source1 Coordinates: | 35.1514°N -79.3792°W[3] |
Source1 Elevation: | 415feet[4] |
Mouth: | Little River |
Mouth Location: | about 2 miles northeast of Inverness, North Carolina |
Mouth Coordinates: | 35.1975°N -79.2167°W |
Mouth Elevation: | 208feet |
Progression: | Little River → Cape Fear River → Atlantic Ocean |
River System: | Cape Fear River |
Tributaries Left: | unnamed tributaries |
Tributaries Right: | Silver Run Tuckahoe Creek |
Bridges: | Valhalla Road, Connecticut Avenue, Tremont Street |
James Creek is a 13.5miles long 3rd order tributary to the Little River in Hoke and Moore Counties, North Carolina.
James Creek rises on the Jennie Creek divide about 1 mile south of Southern Pines in Moore County, North Carolina. James Creek then flows northeasterly to meet the Little River about 2 miles northeast of Inverness.[4]
James Creek drains of area, receives about 47.8 in/year of precipitation, has a topographic wetness index of 456.69 and is about 55% forested.[2]