Phillips Creek
Tributary to Cape Fear River
Map of Phillips Creek mouth location
Map of Phillips Creek mouth location
Location of Phillips Creek mouth
Map of Phillips Creek mouth location
Map of Phillips Creek mouth location
Phillips Creek (Cape Fear River tributary) (the United States)
Location
CountryUnited States
StateNorth Carolina
CountyBladen
Physical characteristics
SourceBakers Lake
  locationabout 5 miles northeast of Newlight, North Carolina
  coordinates34°48′25″N 078°45′55″W / 34.80694°N 78.76528°W / 34.80694; -78.76528[1]
  elevation90 ft (27 m)[2]
MouthCape Fear River
  location
about 1 mile east-northeast of Tarheel, North Carolina
  coordinates
34°43′52″N 078°45′34″W / 34.73111°N 78.75944°W / 34.73111; -78.75944[1]
  elevation
28 ft (8.5 m)[2]
Length7.07 mi (11.38 km)[3]
Basin size10.37 square miles (26.9 km2)[4]
Discharge 
  locationCape Fear River
  average11.60 cu ft/s (0.328 m3/s) at mouth with Cape Fear River[4]
Basin features
ProgressionCape Fear RiverAtlantic Ocean
River systemCape Fear River
Tributaries 
  leftunnamed tributaries
  rightunnamed tributaries
BridgesBurney Road, Tarheel Ferry Road, River Road

Phillips Creek is a 7.07 mi (11.38 km) long 2nd order tributary to the Cape Fear River in Bladen County, North Carolina.

Course

Phillips Creek rises in Bakers Lake about 5 miles northeast of Newlight, North Carolina. Phillips Creek then flows south to join the Cape Fear River about 1 miles east of Tarheel, North Carolina.[2]

Watershed

Phillips Creek drains 10.37 square miles (26.9 km2) of area, receives about 48.9 in/year of precipitation, has a wetness index of 575.45 and is about 30% forested.[4]

See also

References

  1. 1 2 "GNIS Detail - Phillips Creek". geonames.usgs.gov. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 10 September 2020.
  2. 1 2 3 "Harrison Creek Topo Map in Bladen". TopoZone. Locality, LLC. Retrieved 10 September 2020.
  3. "ArcGIS Web Application". epa.maps.arcgis.com. US EPA. Retrieved 10 September 2020.
  4. 1 2 3 "Phillips Creek Watershed Report". US EPA Geoviewer. US EPA. Retrieved 10 September 2020.
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