Little Meadow Creek (Rocky River tributary)
Stream in North Carolina, USA
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Little Meadow Creek is a 6.32 mi (10.17 km) long 2nd order tributary to the Rocky River in Cabarrus County, North Carolina.
| Little Meadow Creek Tributary to Rocky River | |
|---|---|
  Location of Little Meadow Creek mouth  Little Meadow Creek (Rocky River tributary) (the United States) | |
| Location | |
| Country | United States |
| State | North Carolina |
| County | Cabarrus |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | Pole Bridge Creek divide |
| • location | Smiths Lake, about 1.5 miles south of Barrier Mills, North Carolina[1] |
| • coordinates | 35°19′37″N 080°25′19″W[2] |
| • elevation | 650 ft (200 m)[1] |
| Mouth | Rocky River |
• location | about 2.5 miles west of Locust, North Carolina[3] |
• coordinates | 35°15′36″N 080°28′29″W[2] |
• elevation | 462 ft (141 m)[3] |
| Length | 6.32 mi (10.17 km)[4] |
Basin size | 5.23 square miles (13.5 km2)[5] |
| Discharge | |
| • location | Rocky River |
| • average | 6.33 cu ft/s (0.179 m3/s) at mouth with Rocky River[5] |
| Basin features | |
| Progression | Rocky River → Pee Dee River → Winyah Bay → Atlantic Ocean |
| River system | Pee Dee River |
| Tributaries | |
| • left | unnamed tributaries |
| • right | unnamed tributaries |
| Bridges | County Line Road, Mauney Road, NC 200, Reed Mine Road |
Course
Little Meadow Creek rises in Smiths Lake, about 1.5 miles south of Barrier Mills, North Carolina,[1] and then flows southwest to join the Rocky River about 2.5 miles west of Locust.[3]
Watershed
Little Meadow Creek drains 5.23 square miles (13.5 km2) of area, receives about 47.6 in/year of precipitation, has a wetness index of 441.93, and is about 49% forested.[5]