Dry Creek (Cape Fear River tributary)
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Dry Creek Tributary to Cape Fear River | |
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Location | |
Country | United States |
State | North Carolina |
County | Harnett |
Physical characteristics | |
Source | Buies Creek divide |
• location | about 4 miles northeast of Lillington, North Carolina |
• coordinates | 35°27′52″N 078°47′15″W / 35.46444°N 78.78750°W[1] |
• elevation | 272 ft (83 m)[2] |
Mouth | Cape Fear River |
• location | about 0.25 miles north of Lillington, North Carolina |
• coordinates | 35°24′06″N 078°47′50″W / 35.40167°N 78.79722°WCoordinates: 35°24′06″N 078°47′50″W / 35.40167°N 78.79722°W[1] |
• elevation | 108 ft (33 m)[2] |
Length | 6.03 mi (9.70 km)[3] |
Basin size | 4.70 square miles (12.2 km2)[4] |
Discharge | |
• location | Cape Fear River |
• average | 5.00 cu ft/s (0.142 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 | Harnett Central Road, Dry Creek Road, Old Coats Road, US 421-NC 27 |
Dry Creek is a 6.03 mi (9.70 km) long 3rd order tributary to the Cape Fear River in Harnett County, North Carolina.
Course
Dry Creek rises about 4 miles north of Lillington, North Carolina and then follows a southerly course to join the Cape Fear River about 0.25 miles northeast of Lillington.[2]
Watershed
Dry Creek drains 4.70 square miles (12.2 km2) of area, receives about 46.1 in/year of precipitation, has a wetness index of 534.70 and is about 24% forested.[4]
See also
References
- ^ a b "GNIS Detail - Dry Creek". geonames.usgs.gov. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 6 September 2020.
- ^ a b c "Dry Creek Topo Map in Harnett". TopoZone. Locality, LLC. Retrieved 6 September 2020.
- ^ "ArcGIS Web Application". epa.maps.arcgis.com. US EPA. Retrieved 6 September 2020.
- ^ a b c "Dry Creek Watershed Report". US EPA Geoviewer. US EPA. Retrieved 6 September 2020.