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Rockfish Creek (Cape Fear River tributary)

Rockfish Creek is a 47.40 mi (76.28 km) long 5th order tributary to the Cape Fear River in Cumberland County, North Carolina.

Course

Rockfish Creek rises about 2 miles northeast of Aberdeen, North Carolina in Moore County. The creek then flows southeast to Hoke County and Fort Bragg and then east into Cumberland County to join the Cape Fear River about 3 miles southeast of Fayetteville.[2]

Watershed

Rockfish Creek drains 309.41 square miles (801.4 km2) of area, receives about 47.8 in/year of precipitation, has a wetness index of 495.45 and is about 30% forested.[4]

See also

References

  1. ^ a b "GNIS Detail - Rockfish Creek". geonames.usgs.gov. US Geological Survey. Retrieved September 8, 2020.
  2. ^ a b c "Rockfish Creek Topo Map in Cumberland". TopoZone. Locality, LLC. Retrieved September 8, 2020.
  3. ^ "ArcGIS Web Application". epa.maps.arcgis.com. US EPA. Retrieved September 8, 2020.
  4. ^ a b c "Rockfish Creek Watershed Report". US EPA Geoviewer. US EPA. Retrieved September 8, 2020.