| Upper Little River | |
| Name Other: | Tributary to Cape Fear River |
| Map Size: | 300 |
| Pushpin Map: | USA North Carolina#USA |
| Pushpin Map Size: | 300 |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location of Upper Little River mouth |
| Pushpin Map Alt: | Map of Upper Little River mouth location |
| Subdivision Type1: | Country |
| Subdivision Name1: | United States |
| Subdivision Type2: | State |
| Subdivision Name2: | North Carolina |
| Subdivision Type3: | County |
| Subdivision Name3: | Harnett Lee |
| Length: | 50.92miles[1] |
| Discharge1 Location: | Cape Fear River |
| Discharge1 Avg: | 218.82cuft/s at mouth with Cape Fear River[2] |
| Source1: | Mare Branch divide |
| Source1 Location: | pond about 1 mile east of Lemon Springs, North Carolina |
| Source1 Coordinates: | 35.3856°N -79.1683°W[3] |
| Source1 Elevation: | 395feet[4] |
| Mouth: | Cape Fear River |
| Mouth Location: | about 0.5 miles northwest of Erwin, North Carolina |
| Mouth Coordinates: | 35.3328°N -78.7303°W |
| Mouth Elevation: | 75feet |
| Progression: | Cape Fear River → Atlantic Ocean |
| River System: | Cape Fear River |
| Tributaries Left: | Little Juniper Creek Mulatto Branch Carrs Creek Patchet Creek Jones Creek Rooty Branch Stony Branch Reedy Branch Big Gully Bear Branch Juniper Branch Duncans Creek Youngs Branch Mooly Branch First Silver Run |
| Tributaries Right: | Juniper Creek Barbecue Creek Deep Branch Rocky Run Creek Knights Springs Branch Horse Pen Branch McRany Branch McLean Creek Smith Branch Gardners Branch |
| Bridges: | Kentryewood Farm Road, Sheriff Watson Road, St Andrews Church Road, NC 87, Traceway N, Cox Mill Road, Broadway Road, Rosser Pittman Road, Mount Pisgah Church Road, McDougald Road, NC 27, Norrington Road, NC 210, US 401, Ross Road, Titan Roberts Road |
Upper Little River is a 50.92miles long 5th order tributary to the Cape Fear River in Harnett County, North Carolina.
Upper Little River rises in a pond about 1 mile east of Lemon Springs, North Carolina in Lee County and then follows an easterly course into Harnett County to join the Cape Fear River about 0.5 miles northwest of Erwin, North Carolina.[4]
Upper Little River drains of area, receives about 46.9 in/year of precipitation, has a wetness index of 426.47 and is about 48% forested.[2]