Little Elkin Creek Tributary to Yadkin River | |
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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.
According to the Geographic Names Information System, it has also been known historically as: [1]
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]
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]
Little Elkin Creek Tributary to Yadkin River | |
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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.
According to the Geographic Names Information System, it has also been known historically as: [1]
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]
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]