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Rockfish Creek (Cape Fear River tributary)

Coordinates: 34°58′06″N 078°49′11″W / 34.96833°N 78.81972°W / 34.96833; -78.81972
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Rockfish Creek
Tributary to Cape Fear River
Map of Rockfish Creek mouth location
Map of Rockfish Creek mouth location
Location of Rockfish Creek mouth
Map of Rockfish Creek mouth location
Map of Rockfish Creek mouth location
Rockfish Creek (Cape Fear River tributary) (the United States)
Location
CountryUnited States
StateNorth Carolina
CountyCumberland
Hoke
Moore
CityHope Mills
Raeford
Southern Pines
Physical characteristics
SourceAberdeen Creek divide
 • locationabout 2 miles northeast of Aberdeen, North Carolina
 • coordinates35°08′41″N 079°22′46″W / 35.14472°N 79.37944°W / 35.14472; -79.37944[1]
 • elevation440 ft (130 m)[2]
MouthCape Fear River
 • location
about 3 miles southeast of Fayetteville, North Carolina
 • coordinates
34°58′06″N 078°49′11″W / 34.96833°N 78.81972°W / 34.96833; -78.81972[1]
 • elevation
41 ft (12 m)[2]
Length47.40 mi (76.28 km)[3]
Basin size309.41 square miles (801.4 km2)[4]
Discharge 
 • locationCape Fear River
 • average324.92 cu ft/s (9.201 m3/s) at mouth with Cape Fear River[4]
Basin features
ProgressionCape Fear RiverAtlantic Ocean
River systemCape Fear River
Tributaries 
 • leftPiney Bottom Creek
Calf Branch
Juniper Creek
Nicholson Creek
Beaver Creek
Gully Branch
Stewarts Branch
Little Rockfish Creek
Big Sandy Run
 • rightWolf Creek
Gum Branch
Field Branch
Cabin Branch
Mill Creek
Peddlers Branch
WaterbodiesUpchurches Pond
BridgesFort 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

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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

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Rockfish Creek drains 309.41 square miles (801.4 km2) 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

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References

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  1. ^ a b "GNIS Detail - Rockfish Creek". geonames.usgs.gov. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 8 September 2020.
  2. ^ a b c "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. ^ a b c "Rockfish Creek Watershed Report". US EPA Geoviewer. US EPA. Retrieved 8 September 2020.