Avents Creek is a 7.60 mi (12.23 km) long 2nd order tributary to the Cape Fear River in Harnett County, North Carolina. This is the only stream of this name in the United States. The lower reaches flow through Raven Rock State Park.

Avents Creek Tributary to Cape Fear River
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Location
Country	United States
State	North Carolina
County	Harnett County
Physical characteristics
Source	Buckhorn Creek divide
• location	Pond in Duncan, North Carolina
• coordinates	35°32′23″N 078°53′55″W[1]
• elevation	430 ft (130 m)[2]
Mouth	Cape Fear River
• location	about 5 miles west of Kipling, North Carolina
• coordinates	35°28′28″N 078°54′42″W[1]
• elevation	119 ft (36 m)[2]
Length	7.60 mi (12.23 km)[3]
Basin size	14.64 square miles (37.9 km2)[4]
Discharge
• location	Cape Fear River
• average	16.29 cu ft/s (0.461 m3/s) at mouth with Cape Fear River[4]
Basin features
Progression	Cape Fear River → Atlantic Ocean
River system	Cape Fear River
Tributaries
• left	unnamed tributaries
• right	Mill Creek
Bridges	Oakridge River Road, Cokesbury Road, River Road

Course

Avents Creek rises in a pond in Duncan, North Carolina and then flows southwest to join the Cape Fear River about 5 miles west of Kipling, North Carolina.[2]

Watershed

Avents Creek drains 14.64 square miles (37.9 km²) of area, receives about 46.9 in/year of precipitation, has a wetness index of 403.31 and is about 50% forested.[4]

See also

• List of rivers of North Carolina

External links

• Raven Rock State Park

References