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 | |
|---|---|
  Location of Little Troublesome Creek mouth  Little Troublesome Creek (Haw River tributary) (the United States) | |
| Location | |
| Country | United States |
| State | North Carolina |
| County | Rockingham |
| City | Reidsville |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | divide between Little Troublesome Creek and Troublesome Creek |
| • location | pond in Reidsville, North Carolina |
| • coordinates | 36°20′54″N 079°41′49″W / 36.34833°N 79.69694°W[1] |
| • elevation | 810 ft (250 m)[2] |
| Mouth | Haw 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[1] |
• elevation | 650 ft (200 m)[2] |
| Length | 8.26 mi (13.29 km)[3] |
| Basin size | 13.00 square miles (33.7 km2)[4] |
| Discharge | |
| • location | Haw River |
| • average | 16.37 cu ft/s (0.464 m3/s) at mouth with Haw River[4] |
| Basin features | |
| Progression | Haw River → Cape Fear River → Atlantic Ocean |
| River system | Haw River |
| Tributaries | |
| • left | unnamed tributaries |
| • right | unnamed tributaries |
| Bridges | Freeway 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
editLittle 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
editLittle 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
editReferences
edit- ^ a b "GNIS Detail - Little Troublesome Creek". geonames.usgs.gov. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 6 October 2019.
- ^ a b c "Little Troublesome Creek Topo Map, Rockingham County NC (Williamsburg Area)". TopoZone. Locality, LLC. Retrieved 6 October 2019.
- ^ "ArcGIS Web Application". epa.maps.arcgis.com. US EPA. Retrieved 6 October 2019.
- ^ a b c "Little Troublesome Creek Watershed Report". Waters Geoviewer. US EPA. Retrieved 6 October 2019.