Fall Creek (Cape Fear River tributary)

Fall Creek is a 7.98 mi (12.84 km) long 2nd order tributary to the Cape Fear River in Lee County, North Carolina.

Fall Creek
Tributary to Cape Fear River
Location of Fall Creek Creek mouth
Fall Creek (Cape Fear River tributary) (the United States)
Location
CountryUnited States
StateNorth Carolina
CountyLee
Physical characteristics
SourcePatchet Creek divide
  locationpond about 0.25 miles northwest of Broadway, North Carolina
  coordinates35°28′06″N 079°03′45″W[1]
  elevation465 ft (142 m)[2]
MouthCape 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]
Length7.98 mi (12.84 km)[3]
Basin size8.77 square miles (22.7 km2)[4]
Discharge 
  locationCape Fear River
  average10.37 cu ft/s (0.294 m3/s) at mouth with Cape Fear River[4]
Basin features
Progressionnortheast
River systemCape Fear River
Tributaries 
  leftunnamed tributaries
  rightunnamed tributaries
BridgesSalem Church Road, Copeland Road, Buckhorn Road

Course

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]

Watershed

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]

See also

References

  1. "GNIS Detail - Fall Creek". geonames.usgs.gov. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 4 September 2020.
  2. "Lick Creek Topo Map in Lee". TopoZone. Locality, LLC. Retrieved 4 September 2020.
  3. "ArcGIS Web Application". epa.maps.arcgis.com. US EPA. Retrieved 4 September 2020.
  4. "Fall Creek Watershed Report". US EPA Geoviewer. US EPA. Retrieved 4 September 2020.
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