Little Caraway Creek (Caraway Creek tributary) explained

Little Caraway Creek
Name Other:Tributary to Caraway Creek
Map Size:300
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Pushpin Map Size:300
Pushpin Map Caption:Location of Little Caraway Creek mouth
Subdivision Type1:Country
Subdivision Name1:United States
Subdivision Type2:State
Subdivision Name2:North Carolina
Subdivision Type3:County
Subdivision Name3:Randolph
Length:7.04miles[1]
Discharge1 Location:Caraway Creek
Discharge1 Avg:12.02cuft/s at mouth with Caraway Creek[2]
Source1:divide between Caraway Creek and Uwharrie River
Source1 Location:about 0.5 miles south of Hillsville, North Carolina
Source1 Coordinates:35.8219°N -79.9394°W[3]
Source1 Elevation:718feet[4]
Mouth:Caraway Creek
Mouth Location:about 1 mile northeast of Motleta, North Carolina
Mouth Coordinates:35.7456°N -79.935°W
Mouth Elevation:446feet
Progression:Caraway CreekUwharrie RiverPee Dee RiverWinyah BayAtlantic Ocean
River System:Pee Dee
Tributaries Left:unnamed tributaries
Tributaries Right:unnamed tributaries
Bridges:Mt. Gilead Church Road, Earnhardt Road

Little Caraway Creek is a 7.04miles long 3rd order tributary to Caraway Creek, in Randolph County, North Carolina.

Course

Little Caraway Creek rises on the Caraway Creek and Uwharrie River divide about 0.5 miles south of Hillsville in Randolph County, North Carolina. Little Caraway Creek then flows south to meet Caraway Creek about 1 mile northeast of Motleta.[4]

Watershed

Little Caraway Creek drains of area, receives about 46.4 in/year of precipitation, has a topographic wetness index of 365.93 and is about 61% forested.[2]

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: ArcGIS Web Application . epa.maps.arcgis.com . US EPA . 19 November 2019.
  2. Web site: Little Caraway Creek Watershed Report . Waters Geoviewer . US EPA . 19 November 2019.
  3. Web site: GNIS Detail - Little Caraway Creek . geonames.usgs.gov . US Geological Survey . 19 November 2019.
  4. Web site: Caraway Creek Topo Map, Randolph County NC (Farmer Area) . TopoZone . Locality, LLC . 19 November 2019 . en.