Cedar Creek (Cape Fear River tributary)
Stream in North Carolina, USA
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Cedar Creek is a 4.92 mi (7.92 km) long 1st order tributary to the Cape Fear River in Harnett County, North Carolina. This stream forms the southwestern boundary of Raven Rock State Park.
| Cedar Creek Tributary to Cape Fear River | |
|---|---|
  Location of Cedar Creek Creek mouth  Cedar Creek (Cape Fear River tributary) (the United States) | |
| Location | |
| Country | United States |
| State | North Carolina |
| County | Harnett County |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | Camels Creek divide |
| • location | about 1 mile north of Ryes, North Carolina |
| • coordinates | 35°26′41″N 078°59′48″W[1] |
| • elevation | 415 ft (126 m)[2] |
| Mouth | Cape Fear River |
• location | about 6 miles northeast of Ryes, North Carolina |
• coordinates | 35°28′45″N 078°56′31″W[1] |
• elevation | 125 ft (38 m)[2] |
| Length | 4.92 mi (7.92 km)[3] |
Basin size | 5.74 square miles (14.9 km2)[4] |
| Discharge | |
| • location | Cape Fear River |
| • average | 6.63 cu ft/s (0.188 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 | Patterson Road, Cool Springs Road |
Course
Cedar Creek rises about 1 mile north of Ryes, North Carolina and then flows northeast to join the Cape Fear River about 6 miles northeast of Rye, North Carolina.[2]
Watershed
Cedar Creek drains 5.74 square miles (14.9 km2) of area, receives about 47.2 in/year of precipitation, has a wetness index of 372.42 and is about 69% forested.[4]