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Buies Creek

Coordinates: 35°23′00″N 078°45′13″W / 35.38333°N 78.75361°W / 35.38333; -78.75361
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Buies Creek
Tributary to Cape Fear River
Map of Buies Creek mouth location
Map of Buies Creek mouth location
Location of Buies Creek Creek mouth
Map of Buies Creek mouth location
Map of Buies Creek mouth location
Buies Creek (the United States)
Location
CountryUnited States
StateNorth Carolina
CountyHarnett
CityBuies Creek
Physical characteristics
SourceBlack River divide
 • locationabout 1.5 miles southeast of Angier, North Carolina
 • coordinates35°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 features
ProgressionCape Fear RiverAtlantic Ocean
River systemCape Fear River
Tributaries 
 • leftEast Buies Creek
 • rightWest Buies Creek
BridgesNC 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

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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

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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

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References

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  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.