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Parkers Creek
Map of Parkers Creek mouth location
Map of Parkers Creek mouth location
Map of Parkers Creek mouth location
Map of Parkers Creek mouth location
Location of Parkers Creek Creek mouth
Other name(s) Tributary to Cape Fear River
Country United States
State North Carolina
County Harnett County
Physical characteristics
Main source Buckhorn Creek divide
Pond at Duncan, North Carolina
435 ft (133 m)
35°33′40″N 078°52′31″W / 35.56111°N 78.87528°W / 35.56111; -78.87528
River mouth Cape Fear River
about 3 miles west of Cokesbury, North Carolina
142 ft (43 m)
35°31′11″N 078°58′01″W / 35.51972°N 78.96694°W / 35.51972; -78.96694
Length 7.13 mi (11.47 km)
Basin features
Progression southwest
River system Cape Fear River
Basin size 9.31 square miles (24.1 km2)
Tributaries
  • Left:
    unnamed tributaries
  • Right:
    unnamed tributaries
Bridges Cokesbury Park Lane, Wade Stephenson Road, Ball Road

Parkers Creek is a 7.13 mi (11.47 km) long 3rd order tributary to the Cape Fear River in Harnett County, North Carolina.

Course

Parkers Creek rises in a pond at Duncan, North Carolina and then flows southwest to join the Cape Fear River about 3 miles west of Cokesbury, North Carolina.

Watershed

Parkers Creek drains 9.31 square miles (24.1 km2) of area, receives about 47.2 in/year of precipitation, has a wetness index of 376.70 and is about 66% forested.

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