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Horse Creek (Little River tributary)

Coordinates: 35°11′32″N 079°11′54″W / 35.19222°N 79.19833°W / 35.19222; -79.19833
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Horse Creek
Tributary to Little River
Horse Creek (Little River tributary) is located in North Carolina
Horse Creek (Little River tributary)
Location of Horse Creek mouth
Horse Creek (Little River tributary) is located in the United States
Horse Creek (Little River tributary)
Horse Creek (Little River tributary) (the United States)
Location
CountryUnited States
StateNorth Carolina
CountyHoke
Physical characteristics
SourceFlat Creek divide
 • locationabout 2 miles south of Inverness, North Carolina
 • coordinates35°09′33″N 079°13′49″W / 35.15917°N 79.23028°W / 35.15917; -79.23028[1]
 • elevation360 ft (110 m)[2]
MouthLittle River
 • location
about 2 miles southwest of Mount Pleasant, North Carolina
 • coordinates
35°11′32″N 079°11′54″W / 35.19222°N 79.19833°W / 35.19222; -79.19833[1]
 • elevation
194 ft (59 m)[2]
Length2.49 mi (4.01 km)[3]
Basin size3.64 square miles (9.4 km2)[4]
Discharge 
 • locationLittle River
 • average4.30 cu ft/s (0.122 m3/s) at mouth with Little River[4]
Basin features
ProgressionLittle RiverCape Fear RiverAtlantic Ocean
River systemCape Fear River
Tributaries 
 • leftunnamed tributaries
 • rightunnamed tributaries
BridgesManchester Road

Horse Creek is a 2.49 mi (4.01 km) long 2nd order tributary to the Little River in Hoke County, North Carolina.

Course

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Horse Creek rises on the Flat Creek divide about 2 miles south of Inverness in Hoke County, North Carolina. Horse Creek then flows northeasterly to meet the Little River about 2 miles southwest of Mt. Pleasant.[2]

Watershed

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Horse Creek drains 3.64 square miles (9.4 km2) of area, receives about 47.9 in/year of precipitation, has a topographic wetness index of 436.46 and is about 65% forested.[4]

References

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  1. ^ a b "GNIS Detail - Horse Creek". geonames.usgs.gov. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 24 November 2019.
  2. ^ a b c "Horse 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. ^ a b c "Horse Creek Watershed Report". Waters Geoviewer. US EPA. Retrieved 24 November 2019.