Dry Creek (Cape Fear River tributary)
| Dry Creek Tributary to Cape Fear River | |
|---|---|
  Location of Dry Creek Creek mouth  Dry Creek (Cape Fear River tributary) (the United States) | |
| 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°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
[edit]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
[edit]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
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ 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.