| Little Brown Creek Tributary to Brown Creek on the left bank | |
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  Location of Little Brown Creek mouthShow map of North Carolina Little Brown Creek (Brown Creek tributary, left bank) (the United States)Show map of the United States | |
| Location | |
| Country | United States |
| State | North Carolina |
| County | Union |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | divide between Little Brown Creek and Lanes Creek |
| • location | pond about 8 miles south of Marshville, North Carolina |
| • coordinates | 34°51′31″N 080°22′51″W / 34.85861°N 80.38083°W / 34.85861; -80.38083 |
| • elevation | 538 ft (164 m) |
| Mouth | Brown Creek |
| • location | about 8 miles south-southeast of Marshville, North Carolina |
| • coordinates | 34°50′08″N 080°20′34″W / 34.83556°N 80.34278°W / 34.83556; -80.34278 |
| • elevation | 344 ft (105 m) |
| Length | 3.43 mi (5.52 km) |
| Basin size | 6.39 square miles (16.6 km) |
| Discharge | |
| • location | Brown Creek |
| • average | 7.48 cu ft/s (0.212 m/s) at mouth with Brown Creek |
| Basin features | |
| Progression | southeast |
| River system | Pee Dee River |
| Tributaries | |
| • left | Wallace Branch |
| • right | unnamed tributaries |
| Bridges | Landsford Road, Zion Church Road |
Little Brown Creek is a 3.43 mi (5.52 km) long 3rd order tributary to Brown Creek in Anson County, North Carolina. This creek is located on the left bank of Brown Creek and is different than the one on the right bank located downstream.
Course
Little Brown Creek rises about 8 miles south of Marshville, North Carolina. Little Brown Creek then flows southeast to meet Brown Creek about 8 miles south-southeast of Marshville, North Carolina.
Watershed
Little Brown Creek drains 6.39 square miles (16.6 km) of area, receives about 48.4 in/year of precipitation, has a topographic wetness index of 426.99 and is about 42% forested.
References
- ^ "GNIS Detail - Little Brown Creek". geonames.usgs.gov. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 21 October 2019.
- ^ "Brown Creek Topo Map, Anson County NC (Ansonville Area)". TopoZone. Locality, LLC. Retrieved 21 October 2019.
- "Water Quality Ratings". www.nconemap.gov. State of North Carolina. Retrieved 21 October 2019.
- ^ "Little Brown Creek Watershed Report". Waters Geoviewer. US EPA. Retrieved 21 October 2019.
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