| Harlands Creek | |
| Name Other: | Tributary to Rocky River |
| Map Size: | 300 |
| Pushpin Map: | USA North Carolina#USA |
| Pushpin Map Size: | 300 |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location of Harlands Creek mouth |
| Pushpin Map Alt: | Map of Harlands Creek mouth location |
| Subdivision Type1: | Country |
| Subdivision Name1: | United States |
| Subdivision Type2: | State |
| Subdivision Name2: | North Carolina |
| Subdivision Type3: | County |
| Subdivision Name3: | Chatham |
| Length: | 10.34miles[1] |
| Discharge1 Location: | Rocky River |
| Discharge1 Avg: | 18.88cuft/s at mouth with Rocky River[2] |
| Source1: | Dry Creek divide |
| Source1 Location: | about 1.5 miles west of Gum Springs, North Carolina |
| Source1 Coordinates: | 35.7653°N -79.2758°W[3] |
| Source1 Elevation: | 540feet[4] |
| Mouth: | Rocky River |
| Mouth Location: | about 5 miles southwest of Pittsboro, North Carolina |
| Mouth Coordinates: | 35.6597°N -79.2542°W |
| Mouth Elevation: | 318feet |
| Progression: | Rocky River → Deep River → Cape Fear River → Atlantic Ocean |
| River System: | Deep River |
| Tributaries Left: | unnamed tributaries |
| Tributaries Right: | unnamed tributaries |
| Bridges: | Carroll Farm Road, Buckner Creek Road, E Alston Road, Renaissance Drive, Harlands Creek Drive, US 64, Alston Chapel Road, NC 902 |
Harlands Creek is a 10.34miles long 3rd order tributary to the Rocky River in Chatham County, North Carolina. This is the only stream of this name in the United States.
According to the Geographic Names Information System, it has also been known historically as:[5]
Harlands Creek rises about 1.5 miles west of Gum Springs, North Carolina in Chatham County and then flows south to join the Rocky River about 5 miles southwest of Pittsboro.[4]
Harlands Creek drains of area, receives about 47.4 in/year of precipitation, and has a wetness index of 431.04 and is about 77% forested.[2]