Little Meadow Creek is a 6.32 mi (10.17 km) long 2nd order tributary to the Rocky River in Cabarrus County, North Carolina.

Little Meadow Creek Tributary to Rocky River
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Location
Country	United States
State	North Carolina
County	Cabarrus
Physical characteristics
Source	Pole Bridge Creek divide
• location	Smiths Lake, about 1.5 miles south of Barrier Mills, North Carolina[1]
• coordinates	35°19′37″N 080°25′19″W[2]
• elevation	650 ft (200 m)[1]
Mouth	Rocky River
• location	about 2.5 miles west of Locust, North Carolina[3]
• coordinates	35°15′36″N 080°28′29″W[2]
• elevation	462 ft (141 m)[3]
Length	6.32 mi (10.17 km)[4]
Basin size	5.23 square miles (13.5 km2)[5]
Discharge
• location	Rocky River
• average	6.33 cu ft/s (0.179 m3/s) at mouth with Rocky River[5]
Basin features
Progression	Rocky River → Pee Dee River → Winyah Bay → Atlantic Ocean
River system	Pee Dee River
Tributaries
• left	unnamed tributaries
• right	unnamed tributaries
Bridges	County Line Road, Mauney Road, NC 200, Reed Mine Road

Course

Little Meadow Creek rises in Smiths Lake, about 1.5 miles south of Barrier Mills, North Carolina,[1] and then flows southwest to join the Rocky River about 2.5 miles west of Locust.[3]

Watershed

Little Meadow Creek drains 5.23 square miles (13.5 km²) of area, receives about 47.6 in/year of precipitation, has a wetness index of 441.93, and is about 49% forested.[5]

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