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Stream in North Carolina, USA
Flat Creek
Tributary to Little River
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Location
CountryUnited States
StateNorth Carolina
CountyHoke
Physical characteristics
SourceJuniper Creek divide
 • locationabout 0.25 miles south-southeast of Johnson Mountain
 • coordinates35°08′16″N 079°14′26″W / 35.13778°N 79.24056°W / 35.13778; -79.24056
 • elevation435 ft (133 m)
MouthLittle River
 • locationabout 1 mile south of Mt. Pleasant, North Carolina
 • coordinates35°11′11″N 079°10′22″W / 35.18639°N 79.17278°W / 35.18639; -79.17278
 • elevation187 ft (57 m)
Length6.09 mi (9.80 km)
Basin size7.70 square miles (19.9 km)
Discharge 
 • locationLittle River
 • average12.92 cu ft/s (0.366 m/s) at mouth with Little River
Basin features
ProgressionLittle RiverCape Fear RiverAtlantic Ocean
River systemCape Fear River
Tributaries 
 • leftunnamed tributaries
 • rightunnamed tributaries
Bridgesnone

Flat Creek is a 6.09 mi (9.80 km) long 2nd order tributary to the Little River in Hoke County, North Carolina.

Course

Flat Creek rises on the Juniper Creek divide about 0.25 miles south-southeast of Johnson Mountain in Hoke County, North Carolina. Flat Creek then flows northeasterly to meet the Little River about 1 mile south of Mt. Pleasant.

Watershed

Flat Creek drains 7.70 square miles (19.9 km) of area, receives about 47.8 in/year of precipitation, has a topographic wetness index of 452.17 and is about 50% forested.

References

  1. ^ "GNIS Detail - Flat Creek". geonames.usgs.gov. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 24 November 2019.
  2. ^ "Flat Creek Topo Map, Hoke County NC (Lobelia Area)". TopoZone. Locality, LLC. Retrieved 24 November 2019.
  3. "ArcGIS Web Application". epa.maps.arcgis.com. US EPA. Retrieved 24 November 2019.
  4. ^ "Flat Creek Watershed Report". Waters Geoviewer. US EPA. Retrieved 24 November 2019.


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