Buies Creek

Stream in North Carolina, USA
35°28′37″N 078°42′47″W / 35.47694°N 78.71306°W / 35.47694; -78.71306[1] • elevation302 ft (92 m)[2] MouthCape Fear River
 • location
about 1 mile southwest of Buies Creek, North Carolina
 • coordinates
35°23′00″N 078°45′13″W / 35.38333°N 78.75361°W / 35.38333; -78.75361[1]
 • elevation
98 ft (30 m)[2]Length7.31 mi (11.76 km)[3]Basin size27.91 square miles (72.3 km2)[4]Discharge  • locationCape Fear River • average28.68 cu ft/s (0.812 m3/s) at mouth with Cape Fear River[4] Basin featuresProgressionCape Fear River → Atlantic OceanRiver systemCape Fear RiverTributaries  • leftEast Buies Creek • rightWest Buies CreekBridgesNC 55, Butts Road, Sheriff Johnson Road, US 421-NC 27

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.

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

  1. ^ a b "GNIS Detail - Buies Creek". geonames.usgs.gov. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 7 September 2020.
  2. ^ a b c "Buies 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 "Buies Creek Watershed Report". US EPA Geoviewer. US EPA. Retrieved 7 September 2020.
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