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Little Brown Creek
Little Brown Creek (Brown Creek tributary, right bank) is located in North Carolina
Little Brown Creek (Brown Creek tributary, right bank)
Little Brown Creek (Brown Creek tributary, right bank) is located in the United States
Little Brown Creek (Brown Creek tributary, right bank)
Location of Little Brown Creek mouth
Other name(s) Tributary to Brown Creek on the right bank
Country United States
State North Carolina
County Anson
Physical characteristics
Main source divide between Little Brown Creek and Middle Fork Jones Creek
pond about 3 miles northeast of Lowry, North Carolina
505 ft (154 m)
34°54′01″N 080°09′28″W / 34.90028°N 80.15778°W / 34.90028; -80.15778
River mouth Brown Creek
about 0.5 miles southeast of Polkton, North Carolina
243 ft (74 m)
35°00′07″N 080°11′04″W / 35.00194°N 80.18444°W / 35.00194; -80.18444
Length 8.79 mi (14.15 km)
Basin features
Progression generally north
River system Pee Dee River
Basin size 15.42 square miles (39.9 km2)
Tributaries
  • Left:
    unnamed tributaries
  • Right:
    Leggett Branch
Bridges White Store Road, Mills Road, US 74

Little Brown Creek is a 8.79 mi (14.15 km) long 3rd order tributary to Brown Creek in Anson County, North Carolina. This creek is located on the right bank of Brown Creek and is different than the one on the left bank located upstream.

Course

Little Brown Creek rises in a pond about 3 miles north of Lowry, North Carolina. Little Brown Creek then flows north to meet Brown Creek about 0.5 miles southeast of Polkton, North Carolina.

Watershed

Little Brown Creek drains 15.42 square miles (39.9 km2) of area, receives about 48.0 in/year of precipitation, has a topographic wetness index of 432.95 and is about 69% forested.

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