Thorntons Creek (Cape Fear River tributary)
Stream in North Carolina, USA
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Thorntons Creek is a 6.52 mi (10.49 km) long 3rd order tributary to the Cape Fear River in Harnett County, North Carolina.
| Thorntons Creek Tributary to Cape Fear River | |
|---|---|
  Location of Thorntons Creek mouth  Thorntons Creek (Cape Fear River tributary) (the United States) | |
| Location | |
| Country | United States |
| State | North Carolina |
| County | Harnett |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | Buies Creek divide |
| • location | pond about 1.5 miles northwest of Coats, North Carolina |
| • coordinates | 35°26′13″N 078°41′00″W[1] |
| • elevation | 265 ft (81 m)[2] |
| Mouth | Cape Fear River |
• location | about 2 miles northwest of Erwin, North Carolina |
• coordinates | 35°21′26″N 078°43′49″W[1] |
• elevation | 95 ft (29 m)[2] |
| Length | 6.92 mi (11.14 km)[3] |
Basin size | 12.37 square miles (32.0 km2)[4] |
| Discharge | |
| • location | Cape Fear River |
| • average | 13.62 cu ft/s (0.386 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 | NC 27, Fleming Road, Brick Mill Road, US 421, Old Stage Road |
Course
Thorntons Creek rises in a pond about 1.5 miles northwest of Coats, North Carolina and then flows southwest to join the Cape Fear River about two miles northwest of Erwin, North Carolina.[2]
Watershed
Thorntons Creek drains 12.37 square miles (32.0 km2) of area, receives about 47.6 in/year of precipitation, has a wetness index of 484.72 and is about 24% forested.[4]