Rockfish Creek (Cape Fear River tributary)
| Rockfish Creek Tributary to Cape Fear River | |
|---|---|
| Location | |
| Country | United States |
| State | North Carolina |
| County | Cumberland Hoke Moore |
| City | Hope Mills Raeford Southern Pines |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | Aberdeen Creek divide |
| • location | about 2 miles northeast of Aberdeen, North Carolina |
| • coordinates | 35°08′41″N 079°22′46″W / 35.14472°N 79.37944°W |
| • elevation | 440 ft (130 m) |
| Mouth | Cape Fear River |
• location | about 3 miles southeast of Fayetteville, North Carolina |
• coordinates | 34°58′06″N 078°49′11″W / 34.96833°N 78.81972°W |
• elevation | 41 ft (12 m) |
| Length | 47.40 mi (76.28 km) |
| Basin size | 309.41 square miles (801.4 km2) |
| Discharge | |
| • location | Cape Fear River |
| • average | 324.92 cu ft/s (9.201 m3/s) at mouth with Cape Fear River |
| Basin features | |
| Progression | Cape Fear River → Atlantic Ocean |
| River system | Cape Fear River |
| Tributaries | |
| • left | Piney Bottom Creek Calf Branch Juniper Creek Nicholson Creek Beaver Creek Gully Branch Stewarts Branch Little Rockfish Creek Big Sandy Run |
| • right | Wolf Creek Gum Branch Field Branch Cabin Branch Mill Creek Peddlers Branch |
| Waterbodies | Upchurches Pond |
| Bridges | Fort Bragg Road, King Road, numerous unnamed roads in Fort Bragg, Plank Road, N Vass Road, US 401-Bypass, US 401-Business, Golf Course Road, Rockfish Road, NC 59, Calico Street, I-95, Research Drive, I-95, NC 87 |
Rockfish Creek is a 47.40 mi (76.28 km) long 5th order tributary to the Cape Fear River in Cumberland County, North Carolina.