Little Caraway Creek (Caraway Creek tributary)

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Little Caraway Creek
Tributary to Caraway Creek
Little Caraway Creek (Caraway Creek tributary) is located in North Carolina
Little Caraway Creek (Caraway Creek tributary)
Location of Little Caraway Creek mouth
Location
CountryUnited States
StateNorth Carolina
CountyRandolph
Physical characteristics
Sourcedivide between Caraway Creek and Uwharrie River
 • locationabout 0.5 miles south of Hillsville, North Carolina
 • coordinates35°49′19″N 079°56′22″W / 35.82194°N 79.93944°W / 35.82194; -79.93944[1]
 • elevation718 ft (219 m)[2]
MouthCaraway Creek
 • location
about 1 mile northeast of Motleta, North Carolina
 • coordinates
35°44′44″N 079°56′06″W / 35.74556°N 79.93500°W / 35.74556; -79.93500Coordinates: 35°44′44″N 079°56′06″W / 35.74556°N 79.93500°W / 35.74556; -79.93500[1]
 • elevation
446 ft (136 m)[2]
Length7.04 mi (11.33 km)[3]
Basin size10.26 square miles (26.6 km2)[4]
Discharge 
 • locationCaraway Creek
 • average12.02 cu ft/s (0.340 m3/s) at mouth with Caraway Creek[4]
Basin features
ProgressionCaraway Creek → Uwharrie River → Pee Dee River → Winyah Bay → Atlantic Ocean
River systemPee Dee
Tributaries 
 • leftunnamed tributaries
 • rightunnamed tributaries
BridgesMt. Gilead Church Road, Earnhardt Road

Little Caraway Creek is a 7.04 mi (11.33 km) long 3rd order tributary to Caraway Creek, in Randolph County, North Carolina.

Course[]

Little Caraway Creek rises on the Caraway Creek and Uwharrie River divide about 0.5 miles south of Hillsville in Randolph County, North Carolina. Little Caraway Creek then flows south to meet Caraway Creek about 1 mile northeast of Motleta.[2]

Watershed[]

Little Caraway Creek drains 10.26 square miles (26.6 km2) of area, receives about 46.4 in/year of precipitation, has a topographic wetness index of 365.93 and is about 61% forested.[4]

See also[]

References[]

  1. ^ a b "GNIS Detail - Little Caraway Creek". geonames.usgs.gov. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 19 November 2019.
  2. ^ a b c "Caraway Creek Topo Map, Randolph County NC (Farmer Area)". TopoZone. Locality, LLC. Retrieved 19 November 2019.
  3. ^ "ArcGIS Web Application". epa.maps.arcgis.com. US EPA. Retrieved 19 November 2019.
  4. ^ a b c "Little Caraway Creek Watershed Report". Waters Geoviewer. US EPA. Retrieved 19 November 2019.


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