Little Richardson Creek
Appearance
Little Richardson Creek Tributary to Richardson Creek | |
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Location | |
Country | United States |
State | North Carolina |
County | Union |
City | Monroe |
Physical characteristics | |
Source | Buffalo Creek divide |
• location | about 1 mile southeast of Alton, North Carolina |
• coordinates | 34°52′43″N 080°31′18″W / 34.87861°N 80.52167°W[1] |
• elevation | 648 ft (198 m)[2] |
Mouth | Richardson Creek |
• location | Lake Lee southeast of Monroe, North Carolina |
• coordinates | 34°57′46″N 080°30′44″W / 34.96278°N 80.51222°W[1] |
• elevation | 490 ft (150 m)[2] |
Length | 6.39 mi (10.28 km)[3] |
Basin size | 16.46 square miles (42.6 km2)[4] |
Discharge | |
• location | Richardson Creek |
• average | 19.52 cu ft/s (0.553 m3/s) at mouth with Richardson Creek[4] |
Basin features | |
Progression | generally east |
River system | Pee Dee |
Tributaries | |
• left | unnamed tributaries |
• right | Buck Branch |
Waterbodies | Lake Monroe Lake Lee |
Bridges | Bruce Thomas Road, E Sandy Ridge Road (x2), Stack Road, Macedonia Church Road, Medlin Road |
Little Richardson Creek is a 6.39 mi (10.28 km) long 3rd order tributary to Richardson Creek in Union County, North Carolina.
Course
Little Richardson Creek rises about 1 mile southeast of Alton, North Carolina and then flows north to join Richardson Creek in Lake Lee southeast of Monroe, North Carolina.[2]
Watershed
Little Richardson Creek drains 16.46 square miles (42.6 km2) of area, receives about 48.6 in/year of precipitation, has a wetness index of 447.78, and is about 41% forested.[4]
References
- ^ a b "GNIS Detail - Little Richardson Creek". geonames.usgs.gov. Locality, LLC. Retrieved 13 October 2020.
- ^ a b c "Little Richardson Creek Topo Map in Union". TopoZone. Locality, LLC. Retrieved 13 October 2020.
- ^ "ArcGIS Web Application". epa.maps.arcgis.com. US EPA. Retrieved 13 October 2020.
- ^ a b c "Watershed Report | Office of Water | US EPA". watersgeo.epa.gov. US EPA. Retrieved 13 October 2020.