| Horse Creek | |
| Name Other: | Tributary to Drowning Creek |
| Map Size: | 300 |
| Pushpin Map: | USA North Carolina#USA |
| Pushpin Map Size: | 300 |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location of Horse Creek mouth |
| Subdivision Type1: | Country |
| Subdivision Name1: | United States |
| Subdivision Type2: | State |
| Subdivision Name2: | North Carolina |
| Subdivision Type3: | County |
| Subdivision Name3: | Moore |
| Subdivision Type4: | Village |
| Subdivision Name4: | Pinehurst |
| Length: | 10.08miles[1] |
| Discharge1 Location: | Drowning Creek |
| Discharge1 Avg: | 50.24cuft/s at mouth with Drowning Creek[2] |
| Source1: | Joes Fork divide |
| Source1 Location: | about 0.25 miles southwest of Pinehurst, North Carolina |
| Source1 Coordinates: | 35.1906°N -79.4853°W[3] |
| Source1 Elevation: | 480feet[4] |
| Mouth: | Drowning Creek |
| Mouth Location: | about 2 miles southwest of Addor, North Carolina |
| Mouth Coordinates: | 35.0639°N -79.5069°W |
| Mouth Elevation: | 279feet |
| Progression: | generally south |
| River System: | Lumber River |
| Tributaries Left: | unnamed tributaries |
| Tributaries Right: | Deep Creek |
| Waterbodies: | Pinehurst Lake |
| Bridges: | Burning Tree Road, Diamond Head Drive S, Linden Road, Roseland Road |
Horse Creek is a 10.08miles long 3rd order tributary to Drowning Creek (Lumber River), in Moore County, North Carolina. The water of Horse Creek is classed as WS-II and HQW (High-Quality Water).[5]
Horse Creek rises on Joes Fork divide about 0.25 miles southwest of Pinehurst in Moore County, North Carolina. Horse Creek then takes a southerly course through numerous swamps to meet Drowning Creek about 2 miles southwest of Addor.[4]
Horse Creek drains of area, receives about 49.2 in/year of precipitation, has a topographic wetness index of 466.77 and is about 37% forested.[2]