Buies Creek
Buies Creek is a 7.31 mi (11.76 km) long 3rd order tributary to the Cape Fear River in Harnett County, North Carolina, United States.
| Buies Creek Tributary to Cape Fear River | |
|---|---|
  Location of Buies Creek Creek mouth  Buies Creek (the United States) | |
| Location | |
| Country | United States |
| State | North Carolina |
| County | Harnett |
| City | Buies Creek |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | Black River divide |
| • location | about 1.5 miles southeast of Angier, North Carolina |
| • coordinates | 35°28′37″N 078°42′47″W[1] |
| • elevation | 302 ft (92 m)[2] |
| Mouth | Cape Fear River |
• location | about 1 mile southwest of Buies Creek, North Carolina |
• coordinates | 35°23′00″N 078°45′13″W[1] |
• elevation | 98 ft (30 m)[2] |
| Length | 7.31 mi (11.76 km)[3] |
| Basin size | 27.91 square miles (72.3 km2)[4] |
| Discharge | |
| • location | Cape Fear River |
| • average | 28.68 cu ft/s (0.812 m3/s) at mouth with Cape Fear River[4] |
| Basin features | |
| Progression | Cape Fear River → Atlantic Ocean |
| River system | Cape Fear River |
| Tributaries | |
| • left | East Buies Creek |
| • right | West Buies Creek |
| Bridges | NC 55, Butts Road, Sheriff Johnson Road, US 421-NC 27 |
Course
Buies Creek rises about 1.5 miles southeast of Angier and then flows south to join the Cape Fear River about 1 mile southwest of Buies Creek.[2]
Watershed
Buies Creek drains 27.91 square miles (72.3 km2) of area, receives about 46.7 in/year of precipitation, has a wetness index of 492.65 and is about 22% forested.[4]
See also
References
- "GNIS Detail - Buies Creek". geonames.usgs.gov. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 7 September 2020.
- "Buies Creek Topo Map in Harnett". TopoZone. Locality, LLC. Retrieved 7 September 2020.
- "ArcGIS Web Application". epa.maps.arcgis.com. US EPA. Retrieved 7 September 2020.
- "Buies Creek Watershed Report". US EPA Geoviewer. US EPA. Retrieved 7 September 2020.
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