Mill 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 Mill Creek mouth |
Subdivision Type1: | Country |
Subdivision Name1: | United States |
Subdivision Type2: | State |
Subdivision Name2: | North Carolina |
Subdivision Type3: | County |
Subdivision Name3: | Moore |
Length: | 7.8miles[1] |
Discharge1 Location: | Little River |
Discharge1 Avg: | 23.9cuft/s at mouth with Little River[2] |
Source1: | Aberdeen Creek divide |
Source1 Location: | about 1.5 miles east of Pinehurst, North Carolina |
Source1 Coordinates: | 35.2033°N -79.4175°W[3] |
Source1 Elevation: | 470feet[4] |
Mouth: | Little River |
Mouth Location: | about 0.25 miles east of Lakeview, North Carolina |
Mouth Coordinates: | 35.2422°N -79.2972°W |
Mouth Elevation: | 246feet |
Progression: | Little River → Cape Fear River → Atlantic Ocean |
River System: | Cape Fear River |
Tributaries Left: | unnamed tributaries |
Tributaries Right: | McDeeds Creek |
Waterbodies: | numerous unnamed reservoirs Crystal Lake |
Bridges: | Hunter Trail, Central Drive, Santee Road, Niagara-Carthage Road, Camp Easter Road, Aiken Road |
Mill Creek is a 7.8miles long 3rd order tributary to the Little River in Moore County, North Carolina.
Mill Creek rises on the Aberdeen Creek divide about 1.5 miles east of Pinehurst in Moore County, North Carolina. Mill Creek then flows northeasterly to meet the Little River about 0.25 miles east of Lakeview.[4]
Mill Creek drains of area, receives about 49.2 in/year of precipitation, has a topographic wetness index of 448.46 and is about 34% forested.[2]