Crane Creek (Little River tributary)
Stream in North Carolina, USA
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Crane Creek is a 23.41 mi (37.67 km) long 4th order tributary to the Little River in Moore County, North Carolina.
| Crane Creek Tributary to Little River | |
|---|---|
  Location of Crane Creek mouth  Crane Creek (Little River tributary) (the United States) | |
| Location | |
| Country | United States |
| State | North Carolina |
| County | Moore |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | Crowley Creek divide |
| • location | about 2 miles east of Carthage, North Carolina |
| • coordinates | 35°21′45″N 079°21′24″W[1] |
| • elevation | 445 ft (136 m)[2] |
| Mouth | Little River |
• location | about 1 mile south of Mt. Pleasant, North Carolina |
• coordinates | 35°11′07″N 079°10′06″W[1] |
• elevation | 184 ft (56 m)[2] |
| Length | 23.41 mi (37.67 km)[3] |
Basin size | 100.22 square miles (259.6 km2)[4] |
| Discharge | |
| • location | Little River |
| • average | 107.47 cu ft/s (3.043 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 | Herds Creek Little Crane Creek Big Branch Slash Branch Beaver Creek Horse Branch Cypress Creek Little Creek |
| • right | Dunhams Creek |
| Waterbodies | Lake Surf |
| Bridges | US 15-501, NC 24-27, Scott Road, Grady Road, Shaw Road, US 1 Business, US 1, McLauchlin Road, Loblolly Drive, Lobelia Road, McGill Road, McPherson Road |
Variant names
According to the Geographic Names Information System, it has also been known historically as:[1]
- Crains Creek
- Little Crains Creek
- North Fork Crains Creek
Course
Crane Creek rises on the Crowley Creek divide about 2 miles east of Carthage in Moore County, North Carolina. Crane Creek then flows southeast to meet the Little River about 1 mile south of Mt. Pleasant.[2]
Watershed
Crane Creek drains 100.22 square miles (259.6 km2) of area, receives about 48.2 in/year of precipitation, has a topographic wetness index of 454.64 and is about 39% forested.[4]