Little Contentnea Creek

Stream in North Carolina, USA
35°38′51″N 077°44′01″W / 35.64750°N 77.73361°W / 35.64750; -77.73361[1] • elevation36 ft (11 m)[2] MouthContentnea Creek
 • location
about 1.5 miles northeast of Fountain Hill, North Carolina
 • coordinates
35°25′37″N 077°28′42″W / 35.42694°N 77.47833°W / 35.42694; -77.47833[1]
 • elevation
5 ft (1.5 m)[2]Length33.65 mi (54.15 km)[3]Basin size182.62 square miles (473.0 km2)[4]Discharge  • locationContentnea Creek • average199.87 cu ft/s (5.660 m3/s) at mouth with Contentnea Creek[4] Basin featuresProgressionContentnea Creek → Neuse River → Pamlico Sound → Atlantic OceanRiver systemNeuse RiverTributaries  • leftJacob Run
Oldwoman Branch • rightThompson Swamp
Sandy RunBridgesNC 222, Galloway Road, Eagles Cross Road, Moseley Road, Bell Road, US 264, Lewis Store Road, Edward May Road, US 258, NC 121, Wesley Church Road, Chinquapin Road, US 13, Waterside Church Road, NC 903

Little Contentnea Creek is a 33.65 mi (54.15 km) long 4th order tributary to Contentnea Creek in Pitt County, North Carolina.

Course

Little Contentnea Creek rises about 1 mile northeast of Saratoga, North Carolina and then flows south-southeast to join Contentnea Creek about 1.5 miles northeast of Fountain Hill.[2]

Watershed

Little Contentnea Creek drains 182.62 square miles (473.0 km2) of area, receives about 48.9 in/year of precipitation, has a wetness index of 592.44, and is about 17% forested.[4]

References

  1. ^ a b "GNIS Detail - Little Contentnea Creek". geonames.usgs.gov. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 6 October 2020.
  2. ^ a b c "Little Contentnea Creek Topo Map in Pitt". TopoZone. Locality, LLC. Retrieved 6 October 2020.
  3. ^ "ArcGIS Web Application". epa.maps.arcgis.com. US EPA. Retrieved 6 October 2020.
  4. ^ a b c "Little Contentnea Creek Watershed Report". US EPA Geoviewer. US EPA. Retrieved 6 October 2020.
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