Fish Creek (Cape Fear River tributary) explained

Fish 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 Fish Creek Creek mouth
Pushpin Map Alt:Map of Fish Creek mouth location
Subdivision Type1:Country
Subdivision Name1:United States
Subdivision Type2:State
Subdivision Name2:North Carolina
Subdivision Type3:County
Subdivision Name3:Harnett County
Length:5.37miles[1]
Discharge1 Location:Cape Fear River
Discharge1 Avg:8.34cuft/s at mouth with Cape Fear River[2]
Source1:Camels Creek divide
Source1 Location:Pond about 1 mile nonrt-northeast of Mamers, North Carolina
Source1 Coordinates:35.4217°N -78.9333°W[3]
Source1 Elevation:335feet[4]
Mouth:Cape Fear River
Mouth Location:about 4 miles southwest of Kipling, North Carolina
Mouth Coordinates:35.4533°N -78.8736°W
Mouth Elevation:115feet
Progression:Cape Fear RiverAtlantic Ocean
River System:Cape Fear River
Tributaries Left:unnamed tributaries
Tributaries Right:unnamed tributaries
Bridges:US 421, Community Road, US 421, S River Road

Fish Creek is a 5.37miles long 2nd order tributary to the Cape Fear River in Harnett County, North Carolina. The lower reaches of this stream are in Raven Rock State Park.

Course

Fish Creek rises in a pond about 1 mile north-northeast of Mamers, North Carolina and then flows southeast and makes a curve northeast to join the Cape Fear River about 4 miles southwest of Kipling, North Carolina.[4]

Watershed

Fish Creek drains of area, receives about 46.1 in/year of precipitation, has a wetness index of 419.66 and is about 54% forested.[2]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: ArcGIS Web Application . epa.maps.arcgis.com . US EPA . 6 September 2020.
  2. Web site: Fish Creek Watershed Report . US EPA Geoviewer . US EPA . 6 September 2020.
  3. Web site: GNIS Detail - Fish Creek . geonames.usgs.gov . US Geological Survey . 6 September 2020.
  4. Web site: Fish Creek Topo Map in Harnett . TopoZone . Locality, LLC . 6 September 2020 . en.