Horse Creek (Little River tributary)
Appearance
Horse Creek Tributary to Little River | |
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Location | |
Country | United States |
State | North Carolina |
County | Hoke |
Physical characteristics | |
Source | Flat Creek divide |
• location | about 2 miles south of Inverness, North Carolina |
• coordinates | 35°09′33″N 079°13′49″W / 35.15917°N 79.23028°W[1] |
• elevation | 360 ft (110 m)[2] |
Mouth | Little River |
• location | about 2 miles southwest of Mount Pleasant, North Carolina |
• coordinates | 35°11′32″N 079°11′54″W / 35.19222°N 79.19833°W[1] |
• elevation | 194 ft (59 m)[2] |
Length | 2.49 mi (4.01 km)[3] |
Basin size | 3.64 square miles (9.4 km2)[4] |
Discharge | |
• location | Little River |
• average | 4.30 cu ft/s (0.122 m3/s) at mouth with Little River[4] |
Basin features | |
Progression | northeast |
River system | Cape Fear River |
Tributaries | |
• left | unnamed tributaries |
• right | unnamed tributaries |
Bridges | Manchester Road |
Horse Creek is a 2.49 mi (4.01 km) long 2nd order tributary to the Little River in Hoke County, North Carolina.
Course
Horse Creek rises on the Flat Creek divide about 2 miles south of Inverness in Hoke County, North Carolina. Horse Creek then flows northeasterly to meet the Little River about 2 miles southwest of Mt. Pleasant.[2]
Watershed
Horse Creek drains 3.64 square miles (9.4 km2) of area, receives about 47.9 in/year of precipitation, has a topographic wetness index of 436.46 and is about 65% forested.[4]
References
- ^ a b "GNIS Detail - Horse Creek". geonames.usgs.gov. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 24 November 2019.
- ^ a b c "Horse Creek Topo Map, Hoke County NC (Lobelia Area)". TopoZone. Locality, LLC. Retrieved 24 November 2019.
- ^ "ArcGIS Web Application". epa.maps.arcgis.com. US EPA. Retrieved 24 November 2019.
- ^ a b c "Horse Creek Watershed Report". Waters Geoviewer. US EPA. Retrieved 24 November 2019.