Hector Creek is a 10.81 mi (17.40 km) long 3rd order tributary to the Cape Fear River in Harnett County, North Carolina.

Hector Creek Tributary to Cape Fear River
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Location
Country	United States
State	North Carolina
County	Harnett County Wake
Physical characteristics
Source	Buckhorn Creek divide
• location	pond about 0.5 miles northeast of Duncan, North Carolina
• coordinates	35°33′02″N 078°50′33″W[1]
• elevation	435 ft (133 m)[2]
Mouth	Cape Fear River
• location	about 4 miles southwest of Kipling, North Carolina
• coordinates	35°26′52″N 078°51′50″W[1]
• elevation	115 ft (35 m)[2]
Length	10.81 mi (17.40 km)[3]
Basin size	19.11 square miles (49.5 km2)[4]
Discharge
• location	Cape Fear River
• average	20.46 cu ft/s (0.579 m3/s) at mouth with Cape Fear River[4]
Basin features
Progression	Cape Fear River → Atlantic Ocean
River system	Cape Fear River
Tributaries
• left	Cooper Branch
• right	unnamed tributaries
Bridges	NC 42, Wagstaff Road, Rock Spring Lane, Rawls Church Road, Baptist Grove Road, Kipling Road, Christian Light Road

Course

Hector Creek rises in a pond about 0.5 miles northeast of Duncan, North Carolina in Wake County and then flows south to Harnett County to join the Cape Fear River about 4 miles southwest of Kipling, North Carolina.[2]

Watershed

Hector Creek drains 19.11 square miles (49.5 km²) of area, receives about 46.6 in/year of precipitation, has a wetness index of 410.00 and is about 50% forested.[4]

See also

• List of rivers of North Carolina

References