Fall_Creek_(Cape_Fear_River_tributary)
Fall Creek (Cape Fear River tributary)
Stream in North Carolina, USA
Fall Creek is a 7.98 mi (12.84 km) long 2nd order tributary to the Cape Fear River in Lee County, North Carolina.
Quick Facts Fall Creek Tributary to Cape Fear River, Location ...
Fall Creek Tributary to Cape Fear River | |
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Location | |
Country | United States |
State | North Carolina |
County | Lee |
Physical characteristics | |
Source | Patchet Creek divide |
• location | pond about 0.25 miles northwest of Broadway, North Carolina |
• coordinates | 35°28′06″N 079°03′45″W[1] |
• elevation | 465 ft (142 m)[2] |
Mouth | Cape Fear River |
• location | about 4 miles south of Corinth, North Carolina |
• coordinates | 35°31′54″N 078°58′55″W[1] |
• elevation | 147 ft (45 m)[2] |
Length | 7.98 mi (12.84 km)[3] |
Basin size | 8.77 square miles (22.7 km2)[4] |
Discharge | |
• location | Cape Fear River |
• average | 10.37 cu ft/s (0.294 m3/s) at mouth with Cape Fear River[4] |
Basin features | |
Progression | Cape Fear River → Atlantic Ocean |
River system | Cape Fear River |
Tributaries | |
• left | unnamed tributaries |
• right | unnamed tributaries |
Bridges | Salem Church Road, Copeland Road, Buckhorn Road |
Close
Fall Creek rises in a pond about 0.25 miles northwest of Broadway, North Carolina and then flows northeasterly to join the Cape Fear River about 4 miles south of Corinth.[2]
Fall Creek drains 8.77 square miles (22.7 km2) of area, receives about 47.5 in/year of precipitation, has a wetness index of 392.92 and is about 57% forested.[4]
- "GNIS Detail - Fall Creek". geonames.usgs.gov. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 4 September 2020.
- "Lick Creek Topo Map in Lee". TopoZone. Locality, LLC. Retrieved 4 September 2020.
- "ArcGIS Web Application". epa.maps.arcgis.com. US EPA. Retrieved 4 September 2020.
- "Fall Creek Watershed Report". US EPA Geoviewer. US EPA. Retrieved 4 September 2020.
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