Phillips 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 Phillips Creek mouth |
Pushpin Map Alt: | Map of Phillips Creek mouth location |
Subdivision Type1: | Country |
Subdivision Name1: | United States |
Subdivision Type2: | State |
Subdivision Name2: | North Carolina |
Subdivision Type3: | County |
Subdivision Name3: | Bladen |
Length: | 7.07miles[1] |
Discharge1 Location: | Cape Fear River |
Discharge1 Avg: | 11.6cuft/s at mouth with Cape Fear River[2] |
Source1: | Bakers Lake |
Source1 Location: | about 5 miles northeast of Newlight, North Carolina |
Source1 Coordinates: | 34.8069°N -78.7653°W[3] |
Source1 Elevation: | 90feet[4] |
Mouth: | Cape Fear River |
Mouth Coordinates: | 34.7311°N -78.7594°W |
Mouth Elevation: | 28feet |
Progression: | Cape Fear River → Atlantic Ocean |
River System: | Cape Fear River |
Tributaries Left: | unnamed tributaries |
Tributaries Right: | unnamed tributaries |
Bridges: | Burney Road, Tarheel Ferry Road, River Road |
Phillips Creek is a 7.07miles long 2nd order tributary to the Cape Fear River in Bladen County, North Carolina.
Phillips Creek rises in Bakers Lake about 5 miles northeast of Newlight, North Carolina. Phillips Creek then flows south to join the Cape Fear River about 1 miles east of Tarheel, North Carolina.[4]
Phillips Creek drains of area, receives about 48.9 in/year of precipitation, has a wetness index of 575.45 and is about 30% forested.[2]