Neills Creek is a 12.94 mi (20.82 km) long 4th order tributary to the Cape Fear River in Harnett County, North Carolina. Neill Creek is the only stream of its name in the United States.
| Neills Creek Tributary to Cape Fear River | |
|---|---|
  Location of Neills Creek Creek mouth  Neills Creek (the United States) | |
| Location | |
| Country | United States |
| State | North Carolina |
| County | Harnett Wake |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | Kenneth Creek and Black Creek divides |
| • location | pond in Holland, North Carolina |
| • coordinates | 35°34′08″N 078°46′18″W / 35.56889°N 78.77167°W[1] |
| • elevation | 385 ft (117 m)[2] |
| Mouth | Cape Fear River |
• location | about 1 mile north of Lillington, North Carolina |
• coordinates | 35°25′12″N 078°49′29″W / 35.42000°N 78.82472°W[1] |
• elevation | 112 ft (34 m)[2] |
| Length | 12.94 mi (20.82 km)[3] |
| Basin size | 38.92 square miles (100.8 km2)[4] |
| Discharge | |
| • location | Cape Fear River |
| • average | 40.56 cu ft/s (1.149 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 | Kenneth Creek |
| Bridges | Holland Hills Drive, Rawls Church Road, Chalybeate Springs Road, Bluff Ridge Lane, Harnett Central Road, US 401 |
Variant names
editAccording to the Geographic Names Information System, it has also been known historically as:[1]
- Kenneth Creek
- Neal Creek
- Neals Creek
- Neils Creek
Course
editNeills Creek rises in a pond in Holland, North Carolina in Wake County and then flows south to Harnett County to join the Cape Fear River about 1 mile north of Lillington, North Carolina.[2]
Watershed
editNeills Creek drains 38.92 square miles (100.8 km2) of area, receives about 46.6 in/year of precipitation, has a wetness index of 446.81 and is about 33% forested.[4]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ a b c "GNIS Detail - Neills Creek". geonames.usgs.gov. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 6 September 2020.
- ^ a b c "Neills Creek Topo Map in Harnett". TopoZone. Locality, LLC. Retrieved 6 September 2020.
- ^ "ArcGIS Web Application". epa.maps.arcgis.com. US EPA. Retrieved 6 September 2020.
- ^ a b c "Neills Creek Watershed Report". US EPA Geoviewer. US EPA. Retrieved 6 September 2020.