Buies Creek

This article is about the stream. For the town, see Buies Creek, North Carolina.

Buies Creek Tributary to Cape Fear River
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Location
Country	United States
State	North Carolina
County	Harnett
City	Buies Creek
Physical characteristics
Source	Black River divide
• location	about 1.5 miles southeast of Angier, North Carolina
• coordinates	35°28′37″N 078°42′47″W[1]
• elevation	302 ft (92 m)[2]
Mouth	Cape Fear River
• location	about 1 mile southwest of Buies Creek, North Carolina
• coordinates	35°23′00″N 078°45′13″W[1]
• elevation	98 ft (30 m)[2]
Length	7.31 mi (11.76 km)[3]
Basin size	27.91 square miles (72.3 km^2)[4]
Discharge
• location	Cape Fear River
• average	28.68 cu ft/s (0.812 m^3/s) at mouth with Cape Fear River[4]
Basin features
Progression	Cape Fear River → Atlantic Ocean
River system	Cape Fear River
Tributaries
• left	East Buies Creek
• right	West Buies Creek
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, United States.

Course

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

Buies Creek drains 27.91 square miles (72.3 km^2) 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

• List of rivers of North Carolina

References

1. "GNIS Detail - Buies Creek". geonames.usgs.gov. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 7 September 2020.
2. "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. "Buies Creek Watershed Report". US EPA Geoviewer. US EPA. Retrieved 7 September 2020.