Dry Creek (Cape Fear River tributary)

Dry Creek
Tributary to Cape Fear River
Map of Dry Creek mouth location
Map of Dry Creek mouth location
Location of Dry Creek Creek mouth
Map of Dry Creek mouth location
Map of Dry Creek mouth location
Dry Creek (Cape Fear River tributary) (the United States)
Location
CountryUnited States
StateNorth Carolina
CountyHarnett
Physical characteristics
SourceBuies Creek divide
 • locationabout 4 miles northeast of Lillington, North Carolina
 • coordinates35°27′52″N 078°47′15″W / 35.46444°N 78.78750°W / 35.46444; -78.78750[1]
 • elevation272 ft (83 m)[2]
MouthCape 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 / 35.40167; -78.79722[1]
 • elevation
108 ft (33 m)[2]
Length6.03 mi (9.70 km)[3]
Basin size4.70 square miles (12.2 km2)[4]
Discharge 
 • locationCape Fear River
 • average5.00 cu ft/s (0.142 m3/s) at mouth with Cape Fear River[4]
Basin features
ProgressionCape Fear RiverAtlantic Ocean
River systemCape Fear River
Tributaries 
 • leftunnamed tributaries
 • rightunnamed tributaries
BridgesHarnett 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.

  1. ^ a b "GNIS Detail - Dry Creek". geonames.usgs.gov. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 6 September 2020.
  2. ^ a b "Dry Creek Topo Map in Harnett". TopoZone. Locality, LLC. Retrieved 6 September 2020.
  3. ^ "ArcGIS Web Application". epa.maps.arcgis.com. US EPA. Retrieved 6 September 2020.
  4. ^ a b "Dry Creek Watershed Report". US EPA Geoviewer. US EPA. Retrieved 6 September 2020.