Flat Creek is a 6.09 mi (9.80 km) long 2nd order tributary to the Little River in Hoke County, North Carolina.

Flat Creek Tributary to Little River
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Location
Country	United States
State	North Carolina
County	Hoke
Physical characteristics
Source	Juniper Creek divide
• location	about 0.25 miles south-southeast of Johnson Mountain
• coordinates	35°08′16″N 079°14′26″W[1]
• elevation	435 ft (133 m)[2]
Mouth	Little River
• location	about 1 mile south of Mt. Pleasant, North Carolina
• coordinates	35°11′11″N 079°10′22″W[1]
• elevation	187 ft (57 m)[2]
Length	6.09 mi (9.80 km)[3]
Basin size	7.70 square miles (19.9 km2)[4]
Discharge
• location	Little River
• average	12.92 cu ft/s (0.366 m3/s) at mouth with Little River[4]
Basin features
Progression	Little River → Cape Fear River → Atlantic Ocean
River system	Cape Fear River
Tributaries
• left	unnamed tributaries
• right	unnamed tributaries
Bridges	none

Course

Flat Creek rises on the Juniper Creek divide about 0.25 miles south-southeast of Johnson Mountain in Hoke County, North Carolina. Flat Creek then flows northeasterly to meet the Little River about 1 mile south of Mt. Pleasant.[2]

Watershed

Flat Creek drains 7.70 square miles (19.9 km²) of area, receives about 47.8 in/year of precipitation, has a topographic wetness index of 452.17 and is about 50% forested.[4]

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