Fall Creek is a 7.98 mi (12.84 km) long 2nd order tributary to the Cape Fear River in Lee County, North Carolina.

Fall Creek Tributary to Cape Fear River
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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[1]
• elevation	465 ft (142 m)[2]
Mouth	Cape Fear River
• location	about 4 miles south of Corinth, North Carolina
• coordinates	35°31′54″N 078°58′55″W[1]
• elevation	147 ft (45 m)[2]
Length	7.98 mi (12.84 km)[3]
Basin size	8.77 square miles (22.7 km2)[4]
Discharge
• location	Cape Fear River
• average	10.37 cu ft/s (0.294 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	unnamed tributaries
Bridges	Salem Church Road, Copeland Road, Buckhorn Road

Course

Fall Creek rises in a pond about 0.25 miles northwest of Broadway, North Carolina and then flows northeasterly to join the Cape Fear River about 4 miles south of Corinth.[2]

Watershed

Fall Creek drains 8.77 square miles (22.7 km²) of area, receives about 47.5 in/year of precipitation, has a wetness index of 392.92 and is about 57% forested.[4]

See also

• List of rivers of North Carolina

References