Neills Creek Explained

Neills 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 Neills Creek Creek mouth
Pushpin Map Alt:Map of Neills Creek mouth location
Subdivision Type1:Country
Subdivision Name1:United States
Subdivision Type2:State
Subdivision Name2:North Carolina
Subdivision Type3:County
Subdivision Name3:Harnett
Wake
Length:12.94miles[1]
Discharge1 Location:Cape Fear River
Discharge1 Avg:40.56cuft/s at mouth with Cape Fear River[2]
Source1:Kenneth Creek and Black Creek divides
Source1 Location:pond in Holland, North Carolina
Source1 Coordinates:35.5689°N -78.7717°W[3]
Source1 Elevation:385feet[4]
Mouth:Cape Fear River
Mouth Location:about 1 mile north of Lillington, North Carolina
Mouth Coordinates:35.42°N -78.8247°W
Mouth Elevation:112feet
Progression:Cape Fear RiverAtlantic Ocean
River System:Cape Fear River
Tributaries Left:unnamed tributaries
Tributaries Right:Kenneth Creek
Bridges:Holland Hills Drive, Rawls Church Road, Chalybeate Springs Road, Bluff Ridge Lane, Harnett Central Road, US 401

Neills Creek is a 12.94miles long 4th order tributary to the Cape Fear River in Harnett County, North Carolina. Neill Creek is the only stream of its name in the United States.

Variant names

According to the Geographic Names Information System, it has also been known historically as:[3]

Course

Neills Creek rises in a pond in Holland, North Carolina in Wake County and then flows south to Harnett County to join the Cape Fear River about 1 mile north of Lillington, North Carolina.[4]

Watershed

Neills Creek drains of area, receives about 46.6 in/year of precipitation, has a wetness index of 446.81 and is about 33% forested.[2]

See also

Notes and References

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