title: Little Contentnea Creek
text: # Little Contentnea Creek
  
  Little Contentnea Creek is a 33.65 mi (54.15 km) long 4th order tributary to Contentnea Creek in Pitt County, North Carolina.
  
  ## Course
  
  Little Contentnea Creek rises about 1 mile northeast of Saratoga, North Carolina and then flows south-southeast to join Contentnea Creek about 1.5 miles northeast of Fountain Hill.
  
  ## Watershed
  
  Little Contentnea Creek drains 182.62 square miles (473.0 $km^2)$ of area, receives about 48.9 in/year of precipitation, has a wetness index of 592.44, and is about 17% forested.
  
  