Little Meadow Creek (Rocky River tributary)

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Little Meadow Creek
Tributary to Rocky River
Map of Little Meadow Creek mouth location
Map of Little Meadow Creek mouth location
Location of Little Meadow Creek mouth
Location
CountryUnited States
StateNorth Carolina
CountyCabarrus
Physical characteristics
SourcePole Bridge Creek divide
 • locationSmiths Lake, about 1.5 miles south of Barrier Mills, North Carolina[2]
 • coordinates35°19′37″N 080°25′19″W / 35.32694°N 80.42194°W / 35.32694; -80.42194[1]
 • elevation650 ft (200 m)[2]
MouthRocky River
 • location
about 2.5 miles west of Locust, North Carolina[3]
 • coordinates
35°15′36″N 080°28′29″W / 35.26000°N 80.47472°W / 35.26000; -80.47472Coordinates: 35°15′36″N 080°28′29″W / 35.26000°N 80.47472°W / 35.26000; -80.47472[1]
 • elevation
462 ft (141 m)[3]
Length6.32 mi (10.17 km)[4]
Basin size5.23 square miles (13.5 km2)[5]
Discharge 
 • locationRocky River
 • average6.33 cu ft/s (0.179 m3/s) at mouth with Rocky River[5]
Basin features
ProgressionRocky River → Pee Dee River → Winyah Bay → Atlantic Ocean
River systemPee Dee River
Tributaries 
 • leftunnamed tributaries
 • rightunnamed tributaries
BridgesCounty Line Road, Mauney Road, NC 200, Reed Mine Road

Little Meadow Creek is a 6.32 mi (10.17 km) long 2nd order tributary to the Rocky River in Cabarrus County, North Carolina.

Course[]

Little Meadow Creek rises in Smiths Lake, about 1.5 miles south of Barrier Mills, North Carolina,[2] and then flows southwest to join the Rocky River about 2.5 miles west of Locust.[3]

Watershed[]

Little Meadow Creek drains 5.23 square miles (13.5 km2) of area, receives about 47.6 in/year of precipitation, has a wetness index of 441.93, and is about 49% forested.[5]

References[]

  1. ^ a b "GNIS Detail - Little Meadow Creek". geonames.usgs.gov. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 15 November 2020.
  2. ^ a b c "Get Maps". USGS Topoview. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 15 November 2020.
  3. ^ a b c "Get Maps". USGS Topoview. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 15 November 2020.
  4. ^ "ArcGIS Web Application". epa.maps.arcgis.com. US EPA. Retrieved 15 November 2020.
  5. ^ a b c "Little Meadow Creek Watershed Report". US EPA Geoviewer. US EPA. Retrieved 15 November 2020.

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