Little Elkin Creek
Stream in North Carolina, USA
36°19′36″N 080°58′13″W / 36.32667°N 80.97028°W / 36.32667; -80.97028[1] • location
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Little Elkin Creek is a 9.27 mi (14.92 km) long 3rd order tributary to the Yadkin River in Wilkes County, North Carolina.
Variant names
According to the Geographic Names Information System, it has also been known historically as:[1]
- Little Elkin River
Course
Little Elkin Creek rises about 0.25 miles northeast of Austin, North Carolina and then flows southeasterly to join the Yadkin River at about 1 mile west of Elkin, North Carolina.[2]
Watershed
Little Elkin Creek drains 12.83 square miles (33.2 km2) of area, receives about 50.1 in/year of precipitation, has a wetness index of 355.54, and is about 47% forested.[4]
References
- ^ a b c "GNIS Detail - Little Elkin Creek". geonames.usgs.gov. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 4 October 2020.
- ^ a b c "Little Elkin Creek Topo Map in Wilkes". TopoZone. Locality, LLC. Retrieved 4 October 2020.
- ^ "ArcGIS Web Application". epa.maps.arcgis.com. US EPA. Retrieved 4 October 2020.
- ^ a b c "Little Elkin Creek Watershed Report". US EPA Geoviewer. US EPA. Retrieved 4 October 2020.
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