Cedar Creek (Cape Fear River tributary)
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Cedar Creek Tributary to Cape Fear River | |
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Location | |
Country | United States |
State | North Carolina |
County | Harnett County |
Physical characteristics | |
Source | Camels Creek divide |
• location | about 1 mile north of Ryes, North Carolina |
• coordinates | 35°26′41″N 078°59′48″W / 35.44472°N 78.99667°W[1] |
• elevation | 415 ft (126 m)[2] |
Mouth | Cape Fear River |
• location | about 6 miles northeast of Ryes, North Carolina |
• coordinates | 35°28′45″N 078°56′31″W / 35.47917°N 78.94194°WCoordinates: 35°28′45″N 078°56′31″W / 35.47917°N 78.94194°W[1] |
• elevation | 125 ft (38 m)[2] |
Length | 4.92 mi (7.92 km)[3] |
Basin size | 5.74 square miles (14.9 km2)[4] |
Discharge | |
• location | Cape Fear River |
• average | 6.63 cu ft/s (0.188 m3/s) at mouth with Cape Fear River[4] |
Basin features | |
Progression | Cape Fear River → Atlantic Ocean |
River system | Cape Fear River |
Tributaries | |
• left | unnamed tributaries |
• right | unnamed tributaries |
Bridges | Patterson Road, Cool Springs Road |
Cedar Creek is a 4.92 mi (7.92 km) long 1st order tributary to the Cape Fear River in Harnett County, North Carolina. This stream forms the southwestern boundary of Raven Rock State Park.
Course
Cedar Creek rises about 1 mile north of Ryes, North Carolina and then flows northeast to join the Cape Fear River about 6 miles northeast of Rye, North Carolina.[2]
Watershed
Cedar Creek drains 5.74 square miles (14.9 km2) of area, receives about 47.2 in/year of precipitation, has a wetness index of 372.42 and is about 69% forested.[4]
See also
External links
References
- ^ a b "GNIS Detail - Cedar Creek". geonames.usgs.gov. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 5 September 2020.
- ^ a b c "Parkers Creek Topo Map in Harnett". TopoZone. Locality, LLC. Retrieved 5 September 2020.
- ^ "ArcGIS Web Application". epa.maps.arcgis.com. US EPA. Retrieved 5 September 2020.
- ^ a b c "Cedar Creek Watershed Report". US EPA Geoviewer. US EPA. Retrieved 5 September 2020.