Juniper Creek is a long 3rd order tributary to the

Cape Fear River The Cape Fear River is a long blackwater river in east central North Carolina. It flows into the Atlantic Ocean near Cape Fear, from which it takes its name. The river is formed at the confluence of the Haw River and the Deep River (North Carol ...

Harnett County, North Carolina Harnett County is a county located in the U.S. state of North Carolina. As of the 2020 census, the population was 133,568. Its county seat is Lillington; its largest city is Dunn. Harnett County is part of the Fayetteville Metropolitan Stat ...

Variant names

According to the

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, it has also been known historically as: *Stuart Creek

Course

Juniper Creek rises about 1 mile south of

Coats, North Carolina Coats is a town in Harnett County, North Carolina, United States. The population was 2,112 at the 2010 census, and in 2018 the estimated population was 2,464. Coats is a part of the Dunn Micropolitan Area, which is a part of the greater Raleigh� ...

and then flows southwest to join the

Erwin, North Carolina Erwin, formerly named Duke, is a town that is located in the eastern part of Harnett County, North Carolina, United States, located approximately from Dunn and approximately from Fayetteville. The city is a part of the Dunn, NC Micropolitan St ...

Watershed

Juniper Creek drains of area, receives about 48.0 in/year of precipitation, has a wetness index of 502.31 and is about 21% forested.

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Rivers of North Carolina Rivers of Harnett County, North Carolina Tributaries of the Cape Fear River {{NorthCarolina-river-stub

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