Dry Creek (Cape Fear River tributary)
| Dry Creek Tributary to Cape Fear River | |
|---|---|
Location of Dry Creek Creek mouth Dry Creek (Cape Fear River tributary) (the United States) | |
| Location | |
| Country | United States |
| State | North Carolina |
| County | Harnett |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | Buies Creek divide |
| • location | about 4 miles northeast of Lillington, North Carolina |
| • coordinates | 35°27′52″N 078°47′15″W / 35.46444°N 78.78750°W |
| • elevation | 272 ft (83 m) |
| Mouth | Cape Fear River |
• location | about 0.25 miles north of Lillington, North Carolina |
• coordinates | 35°24′06″N 078°47′50″W / 35.40167°N 78.79722°W |
• elevation | 108 ft (33 m) |
| Length | 6.03 mi (9.70 km) |
| Basin size | 4.70 square miles (12.2 km2) |
| Discharge | |
| • location | Cape Fear River |
| • average | 5.00 cu ft/s (0.142 m3/s) at mouth with Cape Fear River |
| Basin features | |
| Progression | Cape Fear River → Atlantic Ocean |
| River system | Cape Fear River |
| Tributaries | |
| • left | unnamed tributaries |
| • right | unnamed tributaries |
| Bridges | Harnett Central Road, Dry Creek Road, Old Coats Road, US 421-NC 27 |
Dry Creek is a 6.03 mi (9.70 km) long 3rd order tributary to the Cape Fear River in Harnett County, North Carolina.