| Poorhouse 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 Poorhouse Creek Creek mouth |
| Pushpin Map Alt: | Map of Poorhouse Creek mouth location |
| Subdivision Type1: | Country |
| Subdivision Name1: | United States |
| Subdivision Type2: | State |
| Subdivision Name2: | North Carolina |
| Subdivision Type3: | County |
| Subdivision Name3: | Harnett |
| Subdivision Type4: | City |
| Subdivision Name4: | Lillington |
| Length: | 4.18miles[1] |
| Discharge1 Location: | Cape Fear River |
| Discharge1 Avg: | 4.97cuft/s at mouth with Cape Fear River[2] |
| Source1: | Indian Branch divide |
| Source1 Location: | Lillington, North Carolina |
| Source1 Coordinates: | 35.3933°N -78.8358°W[3] |
| Source1 Elevation: | 265feet[4] |
| Mouth: | Cape Fear River |
| Mouth Location: | about 0.5 miles east of Lillington, North Carolina |
| Mouth Coordinates: | 35.3969°N -78.7886°W |
| Mouth Elevation: | 105feet |
| Progression: | Cape Fear River → Atlantic Ocean |
| River System: | Cape Fear River |
| Tributaries Left: | unnamed tributaries |
| Tributaries Right: | unnamed tributaries |
| Bridges: | Emilies Crossing Way, NC 27, Shawtown Road, NC 210, US 401, Adams Road, Ross Road |
Poorhouse Creek is a 4.18-mile-long (6.73 km), second-order tributary to the Cape Fear River in Harnett County, North Carolina. It rises in Lillington, North Carolina, and then flows southeast, curving north to join the Cape Fear River about 0.5 miles east of Lillington,[4] and drains 4.67sqmi of area, receives about 46.2 in/year of precipitation, has a wetness index of 538.0, and is about 28% forested.[2]