Little Troublesome Creek (Haw River tributary)

Little Troublesome Creek is a 8.26 mi (13.29 km) long 2nd order tributary to the Haw River, in Rockingham County, North Carolina.

Little Troublesome Creek
Tributary to Haw River
Map of Little Troublesome Creek mouth location
Map of Little Troublesome Creek mouth location
Location of Little Troublesome Creek mouth
Map of Little Troublesome Creek mouth location
Map of Little Troublesome Creek mouth location
Little Troublesome Creek (Haw River tributary) (the United States)
Location
CountryUnited States
StateNorth Carolina
CountyRockingham
CityReidsville
Physical characteristics
Sourcedivide between Little Troublesome Creek and Troublesome Creek
 • locationpond in Reidsville, North Carolina
 • coordinates36°20′54″N 079°41′49″W / 36.34833°N 79.69694°W / 36.34833; -79.69694[1]
 • elevation810 ft (250 m)[2]
MouthHaw River
 • location
about 1 mile southwest of Williamsburg, North Carolina
 • coordinates
36°16′11″N 079°36′29″W / 36.26972°N 79.60806°W / 36.26972; -79.60806[1]
 • elevation
650 ft (200 m)[2]
Length8.26 mi (13.29 km)[3]
Basin size13.00 square miles (33.7 km2)[4]
Discharge 
 • locationHaw River
 • average16.37 cu ft/s (0.464 m3/s) at mouth with Haw River[4]
Basin features
ProgressionHaw RiverCape Fear RiverAtlantic Ocean
River systemHaw River
Tributaries 
 • leftunnamed tributaries
 • rightunnamed tributaries
BridgesFreeway Drive (NC 87/US 158), Sherwood Drive, Richardson Drive, S. Park Drive, S. Scales Street, Freeway Drive (NC 87),US 29, Cook Florist Road, Mizpah Church Road

Course

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Little Troublesome Creek rises in a pond located in Reidsville, North Carolina on the divide between Little Troublesome Creek and Troublesome Creek. Little Troublesome Creek then flows southeast to meet the Haw River about 1 mile southwest of Williamsburg, North Carolina.[2]

Watershed

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Little Troublesome Creek drains 13.00 square miles (33.7 km2) of area, receives about 46.7 in/year of precipitation, has a topographic wetness index of 422.04 and is about 33% forested.[4]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b "GNIS Detail - Little Troublesome Creek". geonames.usgs.gov. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 6 October 2019.
  2. ^ a b c "Little Troublesome Creek Topo Map, Rockingham County NC (Williamsburg Area)". TopoZone. Locality, LLC. Retrieved 6 October 2019.
  3. ^ "ArcGIS Web Application". epa.maps.arcgis.com. US EPA. Retrieved 6 October 2019.
  4. ^ a b c "Little Troublesome Creek Watershed Report". Waters Geoviewer. US EPA. Retrieved 6 October 2019.