Avents Creek facts for kids

Quick facts for kids Avents Creek
Show map of North Carolina Show map of the United States Location of Avents Creek Creek mouth
Other name(s)	Tributary to Cape Fear River
Country	United States
State	North Carolina
County	Harnett County
Physical characteristics
Main source	Buckhorn Creek divide Pond in Duncan, North Carolina 430 ft (130 m) 35°32′23″N 078°53′55″W / 35.53972°N 78.89861°W / 35.53972; -78.89861
River mouth	Cape Fear River about 5 miles west of Kipling, North Carolina 119 ft (36 m) 35°28′28″N 078°54′42″W / 35.47444°N 78.91167°W / 35.47444; -78.91167
Length	7.60 mi (12.23 km)
Basin features
Progression	southwest
River system	Cape Fear River
Basin size	14.64 square miles (37.9 km2)
Tributaries	Left: unnamed tributaries Right: Mill Creek
Bridges	Oakridge River Road, Cokesbury Road, River Road

Avents Creek is a 7.60 mi (12.23 km) long 2nd order tributary to the Cape Fear River in Harnett County, North Carolina. This is the only stream of this name in the United States. The lower reaches flow through Raven Rock State Park.

Course

Avents Creek rises in a pond in Duncan, North Carolina and then flows southwest to join the Cape Fear River about 5 miles west of Kipling, North Carolina.

Watershed

Avents Creek drains 14.64 square miles (37.9 km²) of area, receives about 46.9 in/year of precipitation, has a wetness index of 403.31 and is about 50% forested.