Little Contentnea Creek | |
Name Other: | Tributary to Contentnea Creek |
Map Size: | 300 |
Pushpin Map: | USA North Carolina#USA |
Pushpin Map Size: | 300 |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location of Little Contentnea Creek mouth |
Pushpin Map Alt: | Map of Little Contentnea Creek mouth location |
Subdivision Type1: | Country |
Subdivision Name1: | United States |
Subdivision Type2: | State |
Subdivision Name2: | North Carolina |
Subdivision Type3: | County |
Subdivision Name3: | Pitt Greene Wilson |
Subdivision Type4: | City |
Subdivision Name4: | Farmville |
Length: | 33.65miles[1] |
Discharge1 Location: | Contentnea Creek |
Discharge1 Avg: | 199.87cuft/s at mouth with Contentnea Creek[2] |
Source1: | Whiteoak Swamp divide |
Source1 Location: | about 1 mile northeast of Saratoga, North Carolina |
Source1 Coordinates: | 35.6475°N -77.7336°W[3] |
Source1 Elevation: | 36feet[4] |
Mouth: | Contentnea Creek |
Mouth Location: | about 1.5 miles northeast of Fountain Hill, North Carolina |
Mouth Coordinates: | 35.4269°N -77.4783°W |
Mouth Elevation: | 5feet |
Progression: | Contentnea Creek → Neuse River → Pamlico Sound → Atlantic Ocean |
River System: | Neuse River |
Tributaries Left: | Jacob Run Oldwoman Branch |
Tributaries Right: | Thompson Swamp Sandy Run |
Bridges: | NC 222, Galloway Road, Eagles Cross Road, Moseley Road, Bell Road, US 264, Lewis Store Road, Edward May Road, US 258, NC 121, Wesley Church Road, Chinquapin Road, US 13, Waterside Church Road, NC 903 |
Little Contentnea Creek is a 33.65miles long 4th order tributary to Contentnea Creek in Pitt County, North Carolina.
Little Contentnea Creek rises about 1 mile northeast of Saratoga, North Carolina and then flows south-southeast to join Contentnea Creek about 1.5 miles northeast of Fountain Hill.[4]
Little Contentnea Creek drains of area, receives about 48.9 in/year of precipitation, has a wetness index of 592.44, and is about 17% forested.[2]