Little Elkin Creek
| Little Elkin Creek Tributary to Yadkin River | |
|---|---|
  Location of Little Elkin Creek mouth  Little Elkin Creek (the United States) | |
| Location | |
| Country | United States |
| State | North Carolina |
| County | Wilkes |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | Elkin Creek divide |
| • location | about 0.25 miles northeast of Austin, North Carolina |
| • coordinates | 36°19′36″N 080°58′13″W / 36.32667°N 80.97028°W[1] |
| • elevation | 1,418 ft (432 m)[2] |
| Mouth | Yadkin River |
• location | about 1 mile west of Elkin, North Carolina |
• coordinates | 36°14′07″N 080°53′32″W / 36.23528°N 80.89222°W[1] |
• elevation | 878 ft (268 m)[2] |
| Length | 9.27 mi (14.92 km)[3] |
| Basin size | 12.83 square miles (33.2 km2)[4] |
| Discharge | |
| • location | Yadkin River |
| • average | 20.14 cu ft/s (0.570 m3/s) at mouth with Yadkin River[4] |
| Basin features | |
| Progression | southeast |
| River system | Yadkin River |
| Tributaries | |
| • left | unnamed tributaries |
| • right | unnamed tributaries |
| Bridges | Austin Traphill Road, Barker Road, Gentry Road, Grange Road, Greenhorn Road, Luffman Road, Little Elkin Church Road, Elkin Highway |
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
[edit]According to the Geographic Names Information System, it has also been known historically as:[1]
- Little Elkin River
Course
[edit]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
[edit]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
[edit]- ^ 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.