Flat Creek (Little River tributary)

Flat Creek is a 6.09 mi (9.80 km) long 2nd order tributary to the Little River in Hoke County, North Carolina.

Flat Creek
Tributary to Little River
Location of Flat Creek mouth
Flat Creek (Little River tributary) (the United States)
Location
CountryUnited States
StateNorth Carolina
CountyHoke
Physical characteristics
SourceJuniper Creek divide
  locationabout 0.25 miles south-southeast of Johnson Mountain
  coordinates35°08′16″N 079°14′26″W[1]
  elevation435 ft (133 m)[2]
MouthLittle River
  location
about 1 mile south of Mt. Pleasant, North Carolina
  coordinates
35°11′11″N 079°10′22″W[1]
  elevation
187 ft (57 m)[2]
Length6.09 mi (9.80 km)[3]
Basin size7.70 square miles (19.9 km2)[4]
Discharge 
  locationLittle River
  average12.92 cu ft/s (0.366 m3/s) at mouth with Little River[4]
Basin features
Progressionnortheast
River systemCape Fear River
Tributaries 
  leftunnamed tributaries
  rightunnamed tributaries
Bridgesnone

Course

Flat Creek rises on the Juniper Creek divide about 0.25 miles south-southeast of Johnson Mountain in Hoke County, North Carolina. Flat Creek then flows northeasterly to meet the Little River about 1 mile south of Mt. Pleasant.[2]

Watershed

Flat Creek drains 7.70 square miles (19.9 km2) of area, receives about 47.8 in/year of precipitation, has a topographic wetness index of 452.17 and is about 50% forested.[4]

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References

  1. "GNIS Detail - Flat Creek". geonames.usgs.gov. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 24 November 2019.
  2. "Flat Creek Topo Map, Hoke County NC (Lobelia Area)". TopoZone. Locality, LLC. Retrieved 24 November 2019.
  3. "ArcGIS Web Application". epa.maps.arcgis.com. US EPA. Retrieved 24 November 2019.
  4. "Flat Creek Watershed Report". Waters Geoviewer. US EPA. Retrieved 24 November 2019.



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