Horse Creek | |
Name Other: | Tributary to Little River |
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: | Hoke |
Length: | 2.49miles[1] |
Discharge1 Location: | Little River |
Discharge1 Avg: | 4.3cuft/s at mouth with Little River[2] |
Source1: | Flat Creek divide |
Source1 Location: | about 2 miles south of Inverness, North Carolina |
Source1 Coordinates: | 35.1592°N -79.2303°W[3] |
Source1 Elevation: | 360feet[4] |
Mouth: | Little River |
Mouth Location: | about 2 miles southwest of Mount Pleasant, North Carolina |
Mouth Coordinates: | 35.1922°N -79.1983°W |
Mouth Elevation: | 194feet |
Progression: | Little River → Cape Fear River → Atlantic Ocean |
River System: | Cape Fear River |
Tributaries Left: | unnamed tributaries |
Tributaries Right: | unnamed tributaries |
Bridges: | Manchester Road |
Horse Creek is a 2.49miles long 2nd order tributary to the Little River in Hoke County, North Carolina.
Horse Creek rises on the Flat Creek divide about 2 miles south of Inverness in Hoke County, North Carolina. Horse Creek then flows northeasterly to meet the Little River about 2 miles southwest of Mt. Pleasant.[4]
Horse Creek drains of area, receives about 47.9 in/year of precipitation, has a topographic wetness index of 436.46 and is about 65% forested.[2]