Little Pauls Creek

Little Pauls Creek Tributary to Pauls Creek
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Location
Country	United States
State	Virginia
County	Carroll County
Physical characteristics
Source	East Fork Crooked Creek divide
• location	about 1 mile south of Skyland Lakes, Virginia
• coordinates	36°37′50″N 080°44′18″W[1]
• elevation	2,660 ft (810 m)[2]
Mouth
• location	about 1.5 miles southwest of Cana, Virginia
• coordinates	36°34′26″N 080°42′11″W[1]
• elevation	1,234 ft (376 m)[3]
Length	5.28 mi (8.50 km)[4]
Basin size	6.19 square miles (16.0 km^2)[5]
Discharge
• location	Pauls Creek
• average	11.64 cu ft/s (0.330 m^3/s) at mouth with Pauls Creek[5]
Basin features
Progression	Pauls Creek → Stewarts Creek → Ararat River → Yadkin River → Pee Dee River → Winyah Bay → Atlantic Ocean
River system	Yadkin River
Tributaries
• right	Spring Branch
Bridges	I-77, Lakeview Drive, Hurlrock Lane, Flower Gap Road

Little Pauls Creek is a 5.28 mi (8.50 km) long 2nd order tributary to Pauls Creek in Carroll County, Virginia.

Course

Little Pauls Creek rises about 1 mile south of Skyland Lakes, Virginia, in Carroll County and then flows southeast to join Pauls Creek about 1.5 miles southwest of Cana, Virginia.[3]

Watershed

Little Pauls Creek drains 6.19 square miles (16.0 km^2) of area, receives about 51.4 in/year of precipitation, has a wetness index of 303.56, and is about 73% forested.[5]

See also

• List of Rivers of Virginia

References

1. "GNIS Detail - Little Pauls Creek". geonames.usgs.gov. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 19 July 2021.
2. "Get Maps". USGS Topoview. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 19 July 2021.
3. "Get Maps". USGS Topoview. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 19 July 2021.
4. "ArcGIS Web Application". epa.maps.arcgis.com. US EPA. Retrieved 18 July 2021.
5. "Little Pauls Creek Watershed Report". US EPA Geoviewer. US EPA. Retrieved 19 July 2021.