Parkers Creek (Cape Fear River tributary)

Parkers Creek is a 7.13 mi (11.47 km) long 3rd order tributary to the Cape Fear River in Harnett County, North Carolina.

Parkers Creek
Tributary to Cape Fear River
Map of Parkers Creek mouth location
Map of Parkers Creek mouth location
Location of Parkers Creek Creek mouth
Map of Parkers Creek mouth location
Map of Parkers Creek mouth location
Parkers Creek (Cape Fear River tributary) (the United States)
Location
CountryUnited States
StateNorth Carolina
CountyHarnett County
Physical characteristics
SourceBuckhorn Creek divide
  locationPond at Duncan, North Carolina
  coordinates35°33′40″N 078°52′31″W[1]
  elevation435 ft (133 m)[2]
MouthCape Fear River
  location
about 3 miles west of Cokesbury, North Carolina
  coordinates
35°31′11″N 078°58′01″W[1]
  elevation
142 ft (43 m)[2]
Length7.13 mi (11.47 km)[3]
Basin size9.31 square miles (24.1 km2)[4]
Discharge 
  locationCape Fear River
  average10.83 cu ft/s (0.307 m3/s) at mouth with Cape Fear River[4]
Basin features
ProgressionCape Fear RiverAtlantic Ocean
River systemCape Fear River
Tributaries 
  leftunnamed tributaries
  rightunnamed tributaries
BridgesCokesbury Park Lane, Wade Stephenson Road, Ball Road

Course

Parkers Creek rises in a pond at Duncan, North Carolina and then flows southwest to join the Cape Fear River about 3 miles west of Cokesbury, North Carolina.[2]

Watershed

Parkers Creek drains 9.31 square miles (24.1 km2) of area, receives about 47.2 in/year of precipitation, has a wetness index of 376.70 and is about 66% forested.[4]

See also

References

  1. "GNIS Detail - Parkers Creek". geonames.usgs.gov. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 5 September 2020.
  2. "Parkers Creek Topo Map in Harnett". TopoZone. Locality, LLC. Retrieved 5 September 2020.
  3. "ArcGIS Web Application". epa.maps.arcgis.com. US EPA. Retrieved 5 September 2020.
  4. "Parkers Creek Watershed Report". US EPA Geoviewer. US EPA. Retrieved 5 September 2020.
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