| Thorntons Creek Tributary to Cape Fear River | |
|---|---|
&sq=Qlik&lang=&file=File:USA_North_Carolina_relief_location_map.jpg)  Location of Thorntons Creek mouth &sq=Qlik&lang=&file=File:Usa_edcp_relief_location_map.png) Thorntons Creek (Cape Fear River tributary) (the United States) | |
| 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°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.
- ^ a b "GNIS Detail - Thorntons Creek". geonames.usgs.gov. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 7 September 2020.
- ^ a b "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 "Thorntons Creek Watershed Report". US EPA Geoviewer. US EPA. Retrieved 7 September 2020.