Dry Creek | |
Name Other: | Tributary to Cape Fear River |
Map Size: | 300 |
Pushpin Map: | USA North Carolina#USA |
Pushpin Map Size: | 300 |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location of Dry Creek Creek mouth |
Pushpin Map Alt: | Map of Dry Creek mouth location |
Subdivision Type1: | Country |
Subdivision Name1: | United States |
Subdivision Type2: | State |
Subdivision Name2: | North Carolina |
Subdivision Type3: | County |
Subdivision Name3: | Harnett |
Length: | 6.03miles[1] |
Discharge1 Location: | Cape Fear River |
Discharge1 Avg: | 5cuft/s at mouth with Cape Fear River[2] |
Source1: | Buies Creek divide |
Source1 Location: | about 4 miles northeast of Lillington, North Carolina |
Source1 Coordinates: | 35.4644°N -78.7875°W[3] |
Source1 Elevation: | 272feet[4] |
Mouth: | Cape Fear River |
Mouth Location: | about 0.25 miles north of Lillington, North Carolina |
Mouth Coordinates: | 35.4017°N -78.7972°W |
Mouth Elevation: | 108feet |
Progression: | Cape Fear River → Atlantic Ocean |
River System: | Cape Fear River |
Tributaries Left: | unnamed tributaries |
Tributaries Right: | unnamed tributaries |
Bridges: | Harnett Central Road, Dry Creek Road, Old Coats Road, US 421-NC 27 |
Dry Creek is a 6.03miles long 3rd order tributary to the Cape Fear River in Harnett County, North Carolina.
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.[4]
Dry Creek drains of area, receives about 46.1 in/year of precipitation, has a wetness index of 534.70 and is about 24% forested.[2]