Little River (Cape Fear River tributary) facts for kids

Quick facts for kids Little River
Show map of North Carolina Show map of the United States Location of Little River mouth
Other name(s)	Tributary to Cape Fear River
Country	United States
State	North Carolina
County	Moore Hoke Cumberland Harnett
Physical characteristics
Main source	Jackson Creek divide pond about 0.25 miles north of West End, North Carolina 535 ft (163 m) 35°14′40″N 079°33′53″W / 35.24444°N 79.56472°W / 35.24444; -79.56472
River mouth	Cape Fear River about 2 miles east of Linden, North Carolina 56 ft (17 m) 35°15′25″N 078°42′12″W / 35.25694°N 78.70333°W / 35.25694; -78.70333
Length	71.14 mi (114.49 km)
Basin features
Progression	generally east
River system	Cape Fear River
Basin size	4,248.05 square miles (11,002.4 km2)
Tributaries	Left: Wads Creek Crane Creek Buffalo Creek Turkey Creek Hector Creek Jumping Run Creek Anderson Creek Stewarts Creek Right: Nicks Creek Mill Creek James Creek Horse Creek Flat Creek Deep Creek Little Creek Cypress Creek McPherson Creek Tank Creek Gibsons Creek
Waterbodies	Thagards Lake
Bridges	Carthage Road, McKenzies Mill Road, Beulah Hill Church Road, Murdocksville Road, US 15-501, NC 22, McCaskill Road, Rays Bridge Road, Country Club Blvd., Niagara-Carthage Road, Holly Street, US 1, Long Point Road, Lakebay Road, Morrison Bridge Road, NC 24, E Manchester Road, NC 210, McCormick Bridge Road, W Reeves Bridge Road, US 401, NC 217

Little River is a 71.14 mi (114.49 km) long 5th order tributary to the Cape Fear River in North Carolina. This stream delineates the county boundaries of Moore-Hoke Counties and Harnett-Cumberland Counties for some of its distance.

Variant names

According to the Geographic Names Information System, it has also been known historically as:

• Lower Little River

Course

Little River rises in a pond on the Jackson Creek divide about 0.25 miles north of West End in Moore County, North Carolina. Little River then flows easterly to meet the Cape Fear River about 2 miles east of Linden in Cumberland and Harnett Counties.

Watershed

Little River drains 4,248.05 square miles (11,002.4 km²) of area, receives about 47.1 in/year of precipitation, has a topographic wetness index of 431.94 and is about 47% forested.