Crane Creek (Little River tributary)

Crane Creek
Tributary to Little River
Crane Creek (Little River tributary) is located in North Carolina
Crane Creek (Little River tributary)
Location of Crane Creek mouth
Crane Creek (Little River tributary) is located in the United States
Crane Creek (Little River tributary)
Crane Creek (Little River tributary) (the United States)
Location
CountryUnited States
StateNorth Carolina
CountyMoore
Physical characteristics
SourceCrowley Creek divide
 • locationabout 2 miles east of Carthage, North Carolina
 • coordinates35°21′45″N 079°21′24″W / 35.36250°N 79.35667°W / 35.36250; -79.35667[1]
 • elevation445 ft (136 m)[2]
MouthLittle River
 • location
about 1 mile south of Mt. Pleasant, North Carolina
 • coordinates
35°11′07″N 079°10′06″W / 35.18528°N 79.16833°W / 35.18528; -79.16833[1]
 • elevation
184 ft (56 m)[2]
Length23.41 mi (37.67 km)[3]
Basin size100.22 square miles (259.6 km2)[4]
Discharge 
 • locationLittle River
 • average107.47 cu ft/s (3.043 m3/s) at mouth with Little River[4]
Basin features
ProgressionLittle RiverCape Fear River → Atlantic Ocean
River systemCape Fear River
Tributaries 
 • leftHerds Creek
Little Crane Creek
Big Branch
Slash Branch
Beaver Creek
Horse Branch
Cypress Creek
Little Creek
 • rightDunhams Creek
WaterbodiesLake Surf
BridgesUS 15-501, NC 24-27, Scott Road, Grady Road, Shaw Road, US 1 Business, US 1, McLauchlin Road, Loblolly Drive, Lobelia Road, McGill Road, McPherson Road

Crane Creek is a 23.41 mi (37.67 km) long 4th order tributary to the Little River in Moore County, North Carolina.

  1. ^ a b "GNIS Detail - Crane Creek". geonames.usgs.gov. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 24 November 2019.
  2. ^ a b "Crane Creek Topo Map, Moore County NC (Lobelia Area)". TopoZone. Locality, LLC. Retrieved 24 November 2019.
  3. ^ "ArcGIS Web Application". epa.maps.arcgis.com. US EPA. Retrieved 24 November 2019.
  4. ^ a b "Crane Creek Watershed Report". Waters Geoviewer. US EPA. Retrieved 24 November 2019.