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Daniels Creek (Cape Fear River tributary)

Coordinates: 35°30′02″N 078°57′27″W / 35.50056°N 78.95750°W / 35.50056; -78.95750
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Daniels Creek
Tributary to Cape Fear River
Map of Daniels Creek mouth location
Map of Daniels Creek mouth location
Location of Daniels Creek Creek mouth
Map of Daniels Creek mouth location
Map of Daniels Creek mouth location
Daniels Creek (Cape Fear River tributary) (the United States)
Location
CountryUnited States
StateNorth Carolina
CountyHarnett County
Physical characteristics
SourceUpper Little River divide
 • locationpond about 0.1 miles north of Seminole, North Carolina
 • coordinates35°26′14″N 079°01′02″W / 35.43722°N 79.01722°W / 35.43722; -79.01722[1]
 • elevation425 ft (130 m)[2]
MouthCape Fear River
 • location
about 3 miles southwest of Cokesbury, North Carolina
 • coordinates
35°30′02″N 078°57′27″W / 35.50056°N 78.95750°W / 35.50056; -78.95750[1]
 • elevation
132 ft (40 m)[2]
Length7.99 mi (12.86 km)[3]
Basin size16.04 square miles (41.5 km2)[4]
Discharge 
 • locationCape Fear River
 • average18.27 cu ft/s (0.517 m3/s) at mouth with Cape Fear River[4]
Basin features
ProgressionCape Fear RiverAtlantic Ocean
River systemCape Fear River
Tributaries 
 • leftunnamed tributaries
 • rightunnamed tributaries
BridgesLawrence Road, Shue Road

Daniels Creek is a 7.99 mi (12.86 km) long 3rd order tributary to the Cape Fear River in Harnett County, North Carolina.

Variant names

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According to the Geographic Names Information System, it has also been known historically as:[1]

  • McPhersons Creek

Course

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Daniels Creek rises in a pond about 0.1 miles north of Seminole, North Carolina and then flows northeasterly to join the Cape Fear River about 3 miles southwest of Cokesbury, North Carolina.[2]

Watershed

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Daniels Creek drains 16.04 square miles (41.5 km2) of area, receives about 47.3 in/year of precipitation, has a wetness index of 396.45 and is about 59% forested.[4]

See also

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References

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