Thorntons Creek (Cape Fear River tributary)
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Thorntons 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 | pond about 1.5 miles northwest of Coats, North Carolina |
• coordinates | 35°26′13″N 078°41′00″W / 35.43694°N 78.68333°W[1] |
• elevation | 265 ft (81 m)[2] |
Mouth | Cape Fear River |
• location | about 2 miles northwest of Erwin, North Carolina |
• coordinates | 35°21′26″N 078°43′49″W / 35.35722°N 78.73028°WCoordinates: 35°21′26″N 078°43′49″W / 35.35722°N 78.73028°W[1] |
• elevation | 95 ft (29 m)[2] |
Length | 6.92 mi (11.14 km)[3] |
Basin size | 12.37 square miles (32.0 km2)[4] |
Discharge | |
• location | Cape Fear River |
• average | 13.62 cu ft/s (0.386 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 | NC 27, Fleming Road, Brick Mill Road, US 421, Old Stage Road |
Thorntons Creek is a 6.52 mi (10.49 km) long 3rd order tributary to the Cape Fear River in Harnett County, North Carolina.
Course
Thorntons Creek rises in a pond about 1.5 miles northwest of Coats, North Carolina and then flows southwest to join the Cape Fear River about 2 miles northwest of Erwin, North Carolina.[2]
Watershed
Thorntons Creek drains 12.37 square miles (32.0 km2) of area, receives about 47.6 in/year of precipitation, has a wetness index of 484.72 and is about 24% forested.[4]
See also
References
- ^ a b "GNIS Detail - Thorntons Creek". geonames.usgs.gov. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 7 September 2020.
- ^ a b c "Thorntons Creek Topo Map in Harnett". TopoZone. Locality, LLC. Retrieved 7 September 2020.
- ^ "ArcGIS Web Application". epa.maps.arcgis.com. US EPA. Retrieved 7 September 2020.
- ^ a b c "Thorntons Creek Watershed Report". US EPA Geoviewer. US EPA. Retrieved 7 September 2020.