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Stream in North Carolina, USA From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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 | |
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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[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[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 |
According to the Geographic Names Information System, it has also been known historically as:[1]
Neills 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]
Neills 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]
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