Little Richardson Creek

Little Richardson Creek
Tributary to Richardson Creek
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
• elevation	648 ft (198 m)
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°WCoordinates: 34°57′46″N 080°30′44″W / 34.96278°N 80.51222°W
• elevation	490 ft (150 m)
Length	6.39 mi (10.28 km)
Basin size	16.46 square miles (42.6 km2)
Discharge
• location	Richardson Creek
• average	19.52 cu ft/s (0.553 m3/s) at mouth with Richardson Creek
Basin features
Progression	Richardson Creek → Rocky River → Pee Dee River → Winyah Bay → Atlantic Ocean
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.

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[GNIS-1] "GNIS Detail - Little Richardson Creek". geonames.usgs.gov. Locality, LLC. Retrieved 13 October 2020.

[LRTopozone-2] "Little Richardson Creek Topo Map in Union". TopoZone. Locality, LLC. Retrieved 13 October 2020.

[geoviewer-3] "ArcGIS Web Application". epa.maps.arcgis.com. US EPA. Retrieved 13 October 2020.

[watershed-4] "Watershed Report | Office of Water | US EPA". watersgeo.epa.gov. US EPA. Retrieved 13 October 2020.

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