| Parkers Creek Tributary to Cape Fear River | |
|---|---|
  Location of Parkers Creek Creek mouthShow map of North Carolina Parkers Creek (Cape Fear River tributary) (the United States)Show map of the United States | |
| Location | |
| Country | United States |
| State | North Carolina |
| County | Harnett County |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | Buckhorn Creek divide |
| • location | Pond at Duncan, North Carolina |
| • coordinates | 35°33′40″N 078°52′31″W / 35.56111°N 78.87528°W / 35.56111; -78.87528 |
| • elevation | 435 ft (133 m) |
| Mouth | Cape Fear River |
| • location | about 3 miles west of Cokesbury, North Carolina |
| • coordinates | 35°31′11″N 078°58′01″W / 35.51972°N 78.96694°W / 35.51972; -78.96694 |
| • elevation | 142 ft (43 m) |
| Length | 7.13 mi (11.47 km) |
| Basin size | 9.31 square miles (24.1 km) |
| Discharge | |
| • location | Cape Fear River |
| • average | 10.83 cu ft/s (0.307 m/s) at mouth with Cape Fear River |
| Basin features | |
| Progression | Cape Fear River → Atlantic Ocean |
| River system | Cape Fear River |
| Tributaries | |
| • left | unnamed tributaries |
| • right | unnamed tributaries |
| Bridges | Cokesbury Park Lane, Wade Stephenson Road, Ball Road |
Parkers Creek is a 7.13 mi (11.47 km) long 3rd order tributary to the Cape Fear River in Harnett County, North Carolina.
Course
Parkers Creek rises in a pond at Duncan, North Carolina and then flows southwest to join the Cape Fear River about 3 miles west of Cokesbury, North Carolina.
Watershed
Parkers Creek drains 9.31 square miles (24.1 km) of area, receives about 47.2 in/year of precipitation, has a wetness index of 376.70 and is about 66% forested.
See also
References
- ^ "GNIS Detail - Parkers Creek". geonames.usgs.gov. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 5 September 2020.
- ^ "Parkers Creek Topo Map in Harnett". TopoZone. Locality, LLC. Retrieved 5 September 2020.
- "ArcGIS Web Application". epa.maps.arcgis.com. US EPA. Retrieved 5 September 2020.
- ^ "Parkers Creek Watershed Report". US EPA Geoviewer. US EPA. Retrieved 5 September 2020.
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