| 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 mi (21.73 km) long 3rd order tributary to the Little River in Hoke and Moore Counties, North Carolina.
Course
James Creek rises on the Jennie Creek divide about 1 mile south of Southern Pines in Moore County, North Carolina. James Creek then flows northeasterly to meet the Little River about 2 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
- 1 2 "GNIS Detail - James Creek". geonames.usgs.gov. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 23 November 2019.
- 1 2 3 "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.
- 1 2 3 "James Creek Watershed Report". Waters Geoviewer. US EPA. Retrieved 23 November 2019.
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