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Fall Creek (Cape Fear River tributary)

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Coordinates: 35°31′54″N 078°58′55″W / 35.53167°N 78.98194°W / 35.53167; -78.98194
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Fall Creek
Tributary to Cape Fear River
Map of Fall Creek mouth location
Map of Fall Creek mouth location
Location of Fall Creek Creek mouth
Map of Fall Creek mouth location
Map of Fall Creek mouth location
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 / 35.46833°N 79.06250°W / 35.46833; -79.06250[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 / 35.53167°N 78.98194°W / 35.53167; -78.98194[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
ProgressionCape Fear River → Atlantic Ocean
River systemCape Fear River
Tributaries 
 • leftunnamed tributaries
 • rightunnamed tributaries
BridgesSalem Church Road, Copeland Road, Buckhorn Road

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

Course

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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

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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

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References

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  1. ^ a b "GNIS Detail - Fall Creek". geonames.usgs.gov. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 4 September 2020.
  2. ^ a b c "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. ^ a b c "Fall Creek Watershed Report". US EPA Geoviewer. US EPA. Retrieved 4 September 2020.

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