Fish Creek (Cape Fear River tributary)
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| Fish Creek Tributary to Cape Fear River | |
|---|---|
  Location of Fish Creek Creek mouth  Fish 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 | Pond about 1 mile nonrt-northeast of Mamers, North Carolina |
| • coordinates | 35°25′18″N 078°56′00″W / 35.42167°N 78.93333°W[1] |
| • elevation | 335 ft (102 m)[2] |
| Mouth | Cape Fear River |
• location | about 4 miles southwest of Kipling, North Carolina |
• coordinates | 35°27′12″N 078°52′25″W / 35.45333°N 78.87361°W[1] |
• elevation | 115 ft (35 m)[2] |
| Length | 5.37 mi (8.64 km)[3] |
| Basin size | 7.68 square miles (19.9 km2)[4] |
| Discharge | |
| • location | Cape Fear River |
| • average | 8.34 cu ft/s (0.236 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 | US 421, Community Road, US 421, S River Road |
Fish Creek is a 5.37 mi (8.64 km) long 2nd order tributary to the Cape Fear River in Harnett County, North Carolina. The lower reaches of this stream are in Raven Rock State Park.
Fish Creek rises in a pond about 1 mile north-northeast of Mamers, North Carolina and then flows southeast and makes a curve northeast to join the Cape Fear River about 4 miles southwest of Kipling, North Carolina.[2]
Watershed
Fish Creek drains 7.68 square miles (19.9 km2) of area, receives about 46.1 in/year of precipitation, has a wetness index of 419.66 and is about 54% forested.[4]