Buies Creek facts for kids
Quick facts for kids Buies Creek |
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Location of Buies Creek Creek mouth
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Other name(s) | Tributary to Cape Fear River |
Country | United States |
State | North Carolina |
County | Harnett |
City | Buies Creek |
Physical characteristics | |
Main source | Black River divide about 1.5 miles southeast of Angier, North Carolina 302 ft (92 m) 35°28′37″N 078°42′47″W / 35.47694°N 78.71306°W |
River mouth | Cape Fear River about 1 mile southwest of Buies Creek, North Carolina 98 ft (30 m) 35°23′00″N 078°45′13″W / 35.38333°N 78.75361°W |
Length | 7.31 mi (11.76 km) |
Basin features | |
Progression | generally south |
River system | Cape Fear River |
Basin size | 27.91 square miles (72.3 km2) |
Tributaries |
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Bridges | NC 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.
Course
Buies Creek rises about 1.5 miles southeast of Angier, North Carolina and then flows south to join the Cape Fear River about 1 miles southwest of Buies Creek, North Carolina.
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.
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