Crane Creek (Little River Tributary)
Crane Creek is a 23.41 mi (37.67 km) long 4th order tributary to the Little River in Moore County, North Carolina.
Variant names
According to the Geographic Names Information System, it has also been known historically as:
- 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.
Watershed
Crane Creek drains 100.22 square miles (259.6 km) of area, receives about 48.2 in/year of precipitation, has a topographic wetness index of 454.64 and is about 39% forested.
References
- ^ "GNIS Detail - Crane Creek". geonames.usgs.gov. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 24 November 2019.
- ^ "Crane Creek Topo Map, Moore County NC (Lobelia Area)". TopoZone. Locality, LLC. Retrieved 24 November 2019.
- ^ "ArcGIS Web Application". epa.maps.arcgis.com. US EPA. Retrieved 24 November 2019.
- ^ "Crane Creek Watershed Report". Waters Geoviewer. US EPA. Retrieved 24 November 2019.