Little Pauls Creek

Stream in Virginia, USA
36°37′50″N 080°44′18″W / 36.63056°N 80.73833°W / 36.63056; -80.73833[1] • elevation2,660 ft (810 m)[2] Mouth 
 • location
about 1.5 miles southwest of Cana, Virginia
 • coordinates
36°34′26″N 080°42′11″W / 36.57389°N 80.70306°W / 36.57389; -80.70306[1]
 • elevation
1,234 ft (376 m)[3]Length5.28 mi (8.50 km)[4]Basin size6.19 square miles (16.0 km2)[5]Discharge  • locationPauls Creek • average11.64 cu ft/s (0.330 m3/s) at mouth with Pauls Creek[5] Basin featuresProgressionPauls Creek → Stewarts Creek → Ararat River → Yadkin River → Pee Dee River → Winyah Bay → Atlantic OceanRiver systemYadkin RiverTributaries  • rightSpring BranchBridgesI-77, Lakeview Drive, Hurlrock Lane, Flower Gap Road

Little Pauls Creek is a 5.28 mi (8.50 km) long 2nd order tributary to Pauls Creek in Carroll County, Virginia.

Course

Little Pauls Creek rises about 1 mile south of Skyland Lakes, Virginia, in Carroll County and then flows southeast to join Pauls Creek about 1.5 miles southwest of Cana, Virginia.[3]

Watershed

Little Pauls Creek drains 6.19 square miles (16.0 km2) of area, receives about 51.4 in/year of precipitation, has a wetness index of 303.56, and is about 73% forested.[5]

See also

References

  1. ^ a b "GNIS Detail - Little Pauls Creek". geonames.usgs.gov. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 19 July 2021.
  2. ^ "Get Maps". USGS Topoview. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 19 July 2021.
  3. ^ a b "Get Maps". USGS Topoview. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 19 July 2021.
  4. ^ "ArcGIS Web Application". epa.maps.arcgis.com. US EPA. Retrieved 18 July 2021.
  5. ^ a b c "Little Pauls Creek Watershed Report". US EPA Geoviewer. US EPA. Retrieved 19 July 2021.
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