Hector Creek (Cape Fear River tributary)
| Hector Creek Tributary to Cape Fear River | |
|---|---|
| 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 / 35.55056°N 78.84250°W |
| • elevation | 435 ft (133 m) |
| Mouth | Cape Fear River |
• location | about 4 miles southwest of Kipling, North Carolina |
• coordinates | 35°26′52″N 078°51′50″W / 35.44778°N 78.86389°W |
• elevation | 115 ft (35 m) |
| Length | 10.81 mi (17.40 km) |
| Basin size | 19.11 square miles (49.5 km2) |
| Discharge | |
| • location | Cape Fear River |
| • average | 20.46 cu ft/s (0.579 m3/s) at mouth with Cape Fear River |
| 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 |
Hector Creek is a 10.81 mi (17.40 km) long 3rd order tributary to the Cape Fear River in Harnett County, North Carolina.