Little Richardson Creek | |
Name Other: | Tributary to Richardson Creek |
Map Size: | 300 |
Pushpin Map: | USA North Carolina#USA |
Pushpin Map Size: | 300 |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location of Little Richardson Creek mouth |
Pushpin Map Alt: | Map of Little Richardson Creek mouth location |
Subdivision Type1: | Country |
Subdivision Name1: | United States |
Subdivision Type2: | State |
Subdivision Name2: | North Carolina |
Subdivision Type3: | County |
Subdivision Name3: | Union |
Subdivision Type4: | City |
Subdivision Name4: | Monroe |
Length: | 6.39miles[1] |
Discharge1 Location: | Richardson Creek |
Discharge1 Avg: | 19.52cuft/s at mouth with Richardson Creek[2] |
Source1: | Buffalo Creek divide |
Source1 Location: | about 1 mile southeast of Alton, North Carolina |
Source1 Coordinates: | 34.8786°N -80.5217°W[3] |
Source1 Elevation: | 648feet[4] |
Mouth: | Richardson Creek |
Mouth Location: | Lake Lee southeast of Monroe, North Carolina |
Mouth Coordinates: | 34.9628°N -80.5122°W |
Mouth Elevation: | 490feet |
Progression: | Richardson Creek → Rocky River → Pee Dee River → Winyah Bay → Atlantic Ocean |
River System: | Pee Dee |
Tributaries Left: | unnamed tributaries |
Tributaries Right: | Buck Branch |
Waterbodies: | Lake Monroe Lake Lee |
Bridges: | Bruce Thomas Road, E Sandy Ridge Road (x2), Stack Road, Macedonia Church Road, Medlin Road |
Little Richardson Creek is a 6.39miles long 3rd order tributary to Richardson Creek in Union County, North Carolina.
Little Richardson Creek rises about 1 mile southeast of Alton, North Carolina and then flows north to join Richardson Creek in Lake Lee southeast of Monroe, North Carolina.[4]
Little Richardson Creek drains of area, receives about 48.6 in/year of precipitation, has a wetness index of 447.78, and is about 41% forested.[2]