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Thorntons Creek (Cape Fear River tributary)

Coordinates: 35°21′26″N 078°43′49″W / 35.35722°N 78.73028°W / 35.35722; -78.73028
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Thorntons Creek
Tributary to Cape Fear River
Map of Thorntons Creek mouth location
Map of Thorntons Creek mouth location
Location of Thorntons Creek mouth
Map of Thorntons Creek mouth location
Map of Thorntons Creek mouth location
Thorntons Creek (Cape Fear River tributary) (the United States)
Location
CountryUnited States
StateNorth Carolina
CountyHarnett
Physical characteristics
SourceBuies Creek divide
 • locationpond about 1.5 miles northwest of Coats, North Carolina
 • coordinates35°26′13″N 078°41′00″W / 35.43694°N 78.68333°W / 35.43694; -78.68333[1]
 • elevation265 ft (81 m)[2]
MouthCape Fear River
 • location
about 2 miles northwest of Erwin, North Carolina
 • coordinates
35°21′26″N 078°43′49″W / 35.35722°N 78.73028°W / 35.35722; -78.73028[1]
 • elevation
95 ft (29 m)[2]
Length6.92 mi (11.14 km)[3]
Basin size12.37 square miles (32.0 km2)[4]
Discharge 
 • locationCape Fear River
 • average13.62 cu ft/s (0.386 m3/s) at mouth with Cape Fear River[4]
Basin features
ProgressionCape Fear RiverAtlantic Ocean
River systemCape Fear River
Tributaries 
 • leftunnamed tributaries
 • rightunnamed tributaries
BridgesNC 27, Fleming Road, Brick Mill Road, US 421, Old Stage Road

Thorntons Creek is a 6.52 mi (10.49 km) long 3rd order tributary to the Cape Fear River in Harnett County, North Carolina.

Course

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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 2 miles northwest of Erwin, North Carolina.[2]

Watershed

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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]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b "GNIS Detail - Thorntons Creek". geonames.usgs.gov. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 7 September 2020.
  2. ^ a b c "Thorntons Creek Topo Map in Harnett". TopoZone. Locality, LLC. Retrieved 7 September 2020.
  3. ^ "ArcGIS Web Application". epa.maps.arcgis.com. US EPA. Retrieved 7 September 2020.
  4. ^ a b c "Thorntons Creek Watershed Report". US EPA Geoviewer. US EPA. Retrieved 7 September 2020.