James Creek (Little River tributary)
| James Creek Tributary to Little River | |
|---|---|
Location of James Creek mouth James Creek (Little River tributary) (the United States) | |
| Location | |
| Country | United States |
| State | North Carolina |
| County | Moore Hoke |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | Jennie Creek divide |
| • location | about 1 mile south of Southern Pines, North Carolina in Weymouth Woods |
| • coordinates | 35°09′05″N 079°22′45″W / 35.15139°N 79.37917°W[1] |
| • elevation | 415 ft (126 m)[2] |
| Mouth | Little River |
• location | about 2 miles northeast of Inverness, North Carolina |
• coordinates | 35°11′51″N 079°13′00″W / 35.19750°N 79.21667°W[1] |
• elevation | 208 ft (63 m)[2] |
| Length | 13.50 mi (21.73 km)[3] |
| Basin size | 34.07 square miles (88.2 km2)[4] |
| Discharge | |
| • location | Little River |
| • average | 38.17 cu ft/s (1.081 m3/s) at mouth with Little River[4] |
| Basin features | |
| Progression | Little River → Cape Fear River → Atlantic Ocean |
| River system | Cape Fear River |
| Tributaries | |
| • left | unnamed tributaries |
| • right | Silver Run Tuckahoe Creek |
| Bridges | Valhalla Road, Connecticut Avenue, Tremont Street |
James Creek is a 13.50-mile-long (21.73 km) third-order tributary to the Little River in Hoke and Moore Counties, North Carolina.
Course
James Creek rises on the Jennie Creek divide about one mile south of Southern Pines in Moore County, North Carolina. James Creek then flows northeasterly to meet the Little River about two miles northeast of Inverness.[2]
Watershed
James Creek drains 34.07 square miles (88.2 km2) of area, receives about 47.8 in/year of precipitation, has a topographic wetness index of 456.69 and is about 55% forested.[4]
References
- ^ a b "GNIS Detail - James Creek". geonames.usgs.gov. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 23 November 2019.
- ^ a b c "Crane Creek Topo Map, Moore County NC (Lobelia Area)". TopoZone. Locality, LLC. Retrieved 23 November 2019.
- ^ "ArcGIS Web Application". epa.maps.arcgis.com. US EPA. Retrieved 23 November 2019.
- ^ a b c "James Creek Watershed Report". Waters Geoviewer. US EPA. Retrieved 23 November 2019.