Fall Creek (Cape Fear River tributary)
| Fall Creek Tributary to Cape Fear River | |
|---|---|
Location of Fall Creek Creek mouth Fall Creek (Cape Fear River tributary) (the United States) | |
| Location | |
| Country | United States |
| State | North Carolina |
| County | Lee |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | Patchet Creek divide |
| • location | pond about 0.25 miles northwest of Broadway, North Carolina |
| • coordinates | 35°28′06″N 079°03′45″W / 35.46833°N 79.06250°W |
| • elevation | 465 ft (142 m) |
| Mouth | Cape Fear River |
• location | about 4 miles south of Corinth, North Carolina |
• coordinates | 35°31′54″N 078°58′55″W / 35.53167°N 78.98194°W |
• elevation | 147 ft (45 m) |
| Length | 7.98 mi (12.84 km) |
| Basin size | 8.77 square miles (22.7 km2) |
| Discharge | |
| • location | Cape Fear River |
| • average | 10.37 cu ft/s (0.294 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 | Salem Church Road, Copeland Road, Buckhorn Road |
Fall Creek is a 7.98 mi (12.84 km) long 2nd order tributary to the Cape Fear River in Lee County, North Carolina.