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Little Brown Creek
Little Brown Creek (Brown Creek tributary, left bank) is located in North Carolina
Little Brown Creek (Brown Creek tributary, left bank)
Little Brown Creek (Brown Creek tributary, left bank) is located in the United States
Little Brown Creek (Brown Creek tributary, left bank)
Location of Little Brown Creek mouth
Other name(s) Tributary to Brown Creek on the left bank
Country United States
State North Carolina
County Union
Physical characteristics
Main source divide between Little Brown Creek and Lanes Creek
pond about 8 miles south of Marshville, North Carolina
538 ft (164 m)
34°51′31″N 080°22′51″W / 34.85861°N 80.38083°W / 34.85861; -80.38083
River mouth Brown Creek
about 8 miles south-southeast of Marshville, North Carolina
344 ft (105 m)
34°50′08″N 080°20′34″W / 34.83556°N 80.34278°W / 34.83556; -80.34278
Length 3.43 mi (5.52 km)
Basin features
Progression southeast
River system Pee Dee River
Basin size 6.39 square miles (16.6 km2)
Tributaries
  • Left:
    Wallace Branch
  • Right:
    unnamed tributaries
Bridges Landsford Road, Zion Church Road

Little Brown Creek is a 3.43 mi (5.52 km) long 3rd order tributary to Brown Creek in Anson County, North Carolina. This creek is located on the left bank of Brown Creek and is different than the one on the right bank located downstream.

Course

Little Brown Creek rises about 8 miles south of Marshville, North Carolina. Little Brown Creek then flows southeast to meet Brown Creek about 8 miles south-southeast of Marshville, North Carolina.

Watershed

Little Brown Creek drains 6.39 square miles (16.6 km2) of area, receives about 48.4 in/year of precipitation, has a topographic wetness index of 426.99 and is about 42% forested.

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