Neills Creek
Appearance
Neills Creek Tributary to Cape Fear River | |
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Location | |
Country | United States |
State | North Carolina |
County | Harnett Wake |
Physical characteristics | |
Source | Kenneth Creek and Black Creek divides |
• location | pond in Holland, North Carolina |
• coordinates | 35°34′08″N 078°46′18″W / 35.56889°N 78.77167°W[1] |
• elevation | 385 ft (117 m)[2] |
Mouth | Cape Fear River |
• location | about 1 mile north of Lillington, North Carolina |
• coordinates | 35°25′12″N 078°49′29″W / 35.42000°N 78.82472°W[1] |
• elevation | 112 ft (34 m)[2] |
Length | 12.94 mi (20.82 km)[3] |
Basin size | 38.92 square miles (100.8 km2)[4] |
Discharge | |
• location | Cape Fear River |
• average | 40.56 cu ft/s (1.149 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 | Kenneth Creek |
Bridges | Holland Hills Drive, Rawls Church Road, Chalybeate Springs Road, Bluff Ridge Lane, Harnett Central Road, US 401 |
Neills Creek is a 12.94 mi (20.82 km) long 4th order tributary to the Cape Fear River in Harnett County, North Carolina. Neill Creek is the only stream of its name in the United States.
Variant names
[edit]According to the Geographic Names Information System, it has also been known historically as:[1]
- Kenneth Creek
- Neal Creek
- Neals Creek
- Neils Creek
Course
[edit]Neills Creek rises in a pond in Holland, North Carolina in Wake County and then flows south to Harnett County to join the Cape Fear River about 1 mile north of Lillington, North Carolina.[2]
Watershed
[edit]Neills Creek drains 38.92 square miles (100.8 km2) of area, receives about 46.6 in/year of precipitation, has a wetness index of 446.81 and is about 33% forested.[4]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ a b c "GNIS Detail - Neills Creek". geonames.usgs.gov. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 6 September 2020.
- ^ a b c "Neills 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 "Neills Creek Watershed Report". US EPA Geoviewer. US EPA. Retrieved 6 September 2020.