Horse Creek is a long 3rd order tributary to Drowning Creek (Lumber River), in

Moore County, North Carolina Moore County is a county located in the U.S. state of North Carolina. As of the 2020 census, its population was 99,727. Its county seat is Carthage and its largest municipality is the Village of Pinehurst. It is a border county between the Pi ...

. The water of Horse Creek is classed as WS-II and HQW (High-Quality Water).

Course

Horse Creek rises on Joes Fork divide about 0.25 miles southwest of Pinehurst in Moore County, North Carolina. Horse Creek then takes a southerly course through numerous swamps to meet Drowning Creek about 2 miles southwest of Addor.

Watershed

Horse Creek drains of area, receives about 49.2 in/year of precipitation, has a topographic wetness index of 466.77 and is about 37% forested.

References

Rivers of North Carolina Rivers of Moore County, North Carolina {{NorthCarolina-river-stub