Rockfish Creek (Cape Fear River tributary)

Rockfish Creek Tributary to Cape Fear River
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Location
Country	United States
State	North Carolina
County	Cumberland Hoke Moore
City	Hope Mills Raeford Southern Pines
Physical characteristics
Source	Aberdeen Creek divide
• location	about 2 miles northeast of Aberdeen, North Carolina
• coordinates	35°08′41″N 079°22′46″W[1]
• elevation	440 ft (130 m)[2]
Mouth	Cape Fear River
• location	about 3 miles southeast of Fayetteville, North Carolina
• coordinates	34°58′06″N 078°49′11″W[1]
• elevation	41 ft (12 m)[2]
Length	47.40 mi (76.28 km)[3]
Basin size	309.41 square miles (801.4 km^2)[4]
Discharge
• location	Cape Fear River
• average	324.92 cu ft/s (9.201 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	Piney Bottom Creek Calf Branch Juniper Creek Nicholson Creek Beaver Creek Gully Branch Stewarts Branch Little Rockfish Creek Big Sandy Run
• right	Wolf Creek Gum Branch Field Branch Cabin Branch Mill Creek Peddlers Branch
Waterbodies	Upchurches Pond
Bridges	Fort Bragg Road, King Road, numerous unnamed roads in Fort Bragg, Plank Road, N Vass Road, US 401-Bypass, US 401-Business, Golf Course Road, Rockfish Road, NC 59, Calico Street, I-95, Research Drive, I-95, NC 87

Rockfish Creek is a 47.40 mi (76.28 km) long 5th order tributary to the Cape Fear River in Cumberland County, North Carolina.

Course

Rockfish Creek rises about 2 miles northeast of Aberdeen, North Carolina in Moore County. The creek then flows southeast to Hoke County and Fort Bragg and then east into Cumberland County to join the Cape Fear River about 3 miles southeast of Fayetteville.[2]

Watershed

Rockfish Creek drains 309.41 square miles (801.4 km^2) of area, receives about 47.8 in/year of precipitation, has a wetness index of 495.45 and is about 30% forested.[4]

See also

• List of rivers of North Carolina

References

1. "GNIS Detail - Rockfish Creek". geonames.usgs.gov. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 8 September 2020.
2. "Rockfish Creek Topo Map in Cumberland". TopoZone. Locality, LLC. Retrieved 8 September 2020.
3. "ArcGIS Web Application". epa.maps.arcgis.com. US EPA. Retrieved 8 September 2020.
4. "Rockfish Creek Watershed Report". US EPA Geoviewer. US EPA. Retrieved 8 September 2020.