Phillips Creek is a 7.07 mi (11.38 km) long 2nd order tributary to the Cape Fear River in Bladen County, North Carolina.
| Phillips Creek Tributary to Cape Fear River | |
|---|---|
  Location of Phillips Creek mouth  Phillips Creek (Cape Fear River tributary) (the United States) | |
| Location | |
| Country | United States |
| State | North Carolina |
| County | Bladen |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | Bakers Lake |
| • location | about 5 miles northeast of Newlight, North Carolina |
| • coordinates | 34°48′25″N 078°45′55″W / 34.80694°N 78.76528°W[1] |
| • elevation | 90 ft (27 m)[2] |
| Mouth | Cape Fear River |
• location | about 1 mile east-northeast of Tarheel, North Carolina |
• coordinates | 34°43′52″N 078°45′34″W / 34.73111°N 78.75944°W[1] |
• elevation | 28 ft (8.5 m)[2] |
| Length | 7.07 mi (11.38 km)[3] |
| Basin size | 10.37 square miles (26.9 km2)[4] |
| Discharge | |
| • location | Cape Fear River |
| • average | 11.60 cu ft/s (0.328 m3/s) at mouth with Cape Fear River[4] |
| Basin features | |
| Progression | Cape Fear River → Atlantic Ocean |
| River system | Cape Fear River |
| Tributaries | |
| • left | unnamed tributaries |
| • right | unnamed tributaries |
| Bridges | Burney Road, Tarheel Ferry Road, River Road |
Course
editPhillips Creek rises in Bakers Lake about 5 miles northeast of Newlight, North Carolina. Phillips Creek then flows south to join the Cape Fear River about 1 miles east of Tarheel, North Carolina.[2]
Watershed
editPhillips Creek drains 10.37 square miles (26.9 km2) of area, receives about 48.9 in/year of precipitation, has a wetness index of 575.45 and is about 30% forested.[4]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ a b "GNIS Detail - Phillips Creek". geonames.usgs.gov. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 10 September 2020.
- ^ a b c "Harrison Creek Topo Map in Bladen". TopoZone. Locality, LLC. Retrieved 10 September 2020.
- ^ "ArcGIS Web Application". epa.maps.arcgis.com. US EPA. Retrieved 10 September 2020.
- ^ a b c "Phillips Creek Watershed Report". US EPA Geoviewer. US EPA. Retrieved 10 September 2020.