Little Caraway Creek | |
Name Other: | Tributary to Caraway Creek |
Map Size: | 300 |
Pushpin Map: | USA North Carolina#USA |
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 Creek → Uwharrie River → Pee Dee River → Winyah Bay → Atlantic 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.
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]
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]