Little Brown Creek (Brown Creek tributary, right bank) facts for kids
Quick facts for kids Little Brown Creek |
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Location of Little Brown Creek mouth
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Other name(s) | Tributary to Brown Creek on the right bank |
Country | United States |
State | North Carolina |
County | Anson |
Physical characteristics | |
Main source | divide between Little Brown Creek and Middle Fork Jones Creek pond about 3 miles northeast of Lowry, North Carolina 505 ft (154 m) 34°54′01″N 080°09′28″W / 34.90028°N 80.15778°W |
River mouth | Brown Creek about 0.5 miles southeast of Polkton, North Carolina 243 ft (74 m) 35°00′07″N 080°11′04″W / 35.00194°N 80.18444°W |
Length | 8.79 mi (14.15 km) |
Basin features | |
Progression | generally north |
River system | Pee Dee River |
Basin size | 15.42 square miles (39.9 km2) |
Tributaries |
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Bridges | White Store Road, Mills Road, US 74 |
Little Brown Creek is a 8.79 mi (14.15 km) long 3rd order tributary to Brown Creek in Anson County, North Carolina. This creek is located on the right bank of Brown Creek and is different than the one on the left bank located upstream.
Course
Little Brown Creek rises in a pond about 3 miles north of Lowry, North Carolina. Little Brown Creek then flows north to meet Brown Creek about 0.5 miles southeast of Polkton, North Carolina.
Watershed
Little Brown Creek drains 15.42 square miles (39.9 km2) of area, receives about 48.0 in/year of precipitation, has a topographic wetness index of 432.95 and is about 69% forested.
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