title: Little Elkin Creek
text: # Little Elkin Creek
  
  Little Elkin Creek is a 9.27 mi (14.92 km) long 3rd order tributary to the Yadkin River in Wilkes County, North Carolina.
  
  ## Variant names
  
  According to the Geographic Names Information System, it has also been known historically as:
  
  * Little Elkin River
  
  ## Course
  
  Little Elkin Creek rises about 0.25 miles northeast of Austin, North Carolina and then flows southeasterly to join the Yadkin River at about 1 mile west of Elkin, North Carolina.
  
  ## Watershed
  
  Little Elkin Creek drains 12.83 square miles (33.2 $km^2)$ of area, receives about 50.1 in/year of precipitation, has a wetness index of 355.54, and is about 47% forested.
  
  