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Juniper Creek (Cape Fear River tributary)

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Coordinates: 35°19′28″N 078°41′47″W / 35.32444°N 78.69639°W / 35.32444; -78.69639
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Juniper Creek
Tributary to Cape Fear River
Map of Juniper Creek mouth location
Map of Juniper Creek mouth location
Location of Juniper Creek mouth
Map of Juniper Creek mouth location
Map of Juniper Creek mouth location
Juniper Creek (Cape Fear River tributary) (the United States)
Location
CountryUnited States
StateNorth Carolina
CountyHarnett
CityErwin
Physical characteristics
SourceThorntons Creek divide
 • locationabout 1 mile south of Coats, North Carolina
 • coordinates35°23′11″N 078°40′07″W / 35.38639°N 78.66861°W / 35.38639; -78.66861[1]
 • elevation240 ft (73 m)[2]
MouthCape Fear River
 • location
Erwin, North Carolina
 • coordinates
35°19′28″N 078°41′47″W / 35.32444°N 78.69639°W / 35.32444; -78.69639[1]
 • elevation
68 ft (21 m)[2]
Length5.05 mi (8.13 km)[3]
Basin size16.19 square miles (41.9 km2)[4]
Discharge 
 • locationCape Fear River
 • average18.09 cu ft/s (0.512 m3/s) at mouth with Cape Fear River[4]
Basin features
ProgressionCape Fear River → Atlantic Ocean
River systemCape Fear River
Tributaries 
 • leftStewart Creek
 • rightunnamed tributaries
BridgesClayhole Road, Prospect Church Road, US 421, Old Stage Road

Juniper Creek is a 5.05 mi (8.13 km) long 3rd order tributary to the Cape Fear River in Harnett County, North Carolina.

Variant names

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According to the Geographic Names Information System, it has also been known historically as:[1]

  • Stuart Creek

Course

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Juniper Creek rises about 1 mile south of Coats, North Carolina and then flows southwest to join the Cape Fear River at Erwin, North Carolina.[2]

Watershed

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Juniper Creek drains 16.19 square miles (41.9 km2) of area, receives about 48.0 in/year of precipitation, has a wetness index of 502.31 and is about 21% forested.[4]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b c "GNIS Detail - Juniper Creek". geonames.usgs.gov. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 7 September 2020.
  2. ^ a b c "Stewart Creek Topo Map in Harnett". TopoZone. Locality, LLC. Retrieved 7 September 2020.
  3. ^ "ArcGIS Web Application". epa.maps.arcgis.com. US EPA. Retrieved 7 September 2020.
  4. ^ a b c "Juniper Creek Watershed Report". US EPA Geoviewer. US EPA. Retrieved 7 September 2020.

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