Parkers Creek is a 7.13 mi (11.47 km) long 3rd order tributary to the Cape Fear River in Harnett County, North Carolina.

Parkers 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 at Duncan, North Carolina
• coordinates	35°33′40″N 078°52′31″W[1]
• elevation	435 ft (133 m)[2]
Mouth	Cape Fear River
• location	about 3 miles west of Cokesbury, North Carolina
• coordinates	35°31′11″N 078°58′01″W[1]
• elevation	142 ft (43 m)[2]
Length	7.13 mi (11.47 km)[3]
Basin size	9.31 square miles (24.1 km2)[4]
Discharge
• location	Cape Fear River
• average	10.83 cu ft/s (0.307 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	Cokesbury Park Lane, Wade Stephenson Road, Ball Road

Course

Parkers Creek rises in a pond at Duncan, North Carolina and then flows southwest to join the Cape Fear River about 3 miles west of Cokesbury, North Carolina.[2]

Watershed

Parkers Creek drains 9.31 square miles (24.1 km²) of area, receives about 47.2 in/year of precipitation, has a wetness index of 376.70 and is about 66% forested.[4]

See also

• List of rivers of North Carolina

References