| Northeast Cape Fear River Tributary to Cape Fear River | |
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 Map of the Cape Fear River drainage basin showing the Northeast Cape Fear River | |
  Location of Northeast Cape Fear River mouth  Northeast Cape Fear River (the United States) | |
| Location | |
| Country | United States |
| State | North Carolina |
| Counties | Duplin Lenoir New Hanover Pender Wayne |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | divide between Northeast Cape Fear River and Goshen Swamp |
| • location | about 1 mile southeast of Mount Olive, North Carolina |
| • coordinates | 35°10′19″N 078°02′36″W / 35.17194°N 78.04333°W[1] |
| • elevation | 146 ft (45 m)[2] |
| Mouth | Cape Fear River |
• location | Wilmington, North Carolina |
• coordinates | 34°14′28″N 077°57′14″W / 34.24111°N 77.95389°W[1] |
• elevation | 0 ft (0 m)[2] |
| Length | 131.25 mi (211.23 km)[3] |
| Basin size | 1,714.70 square miles (4,441.1 km2)[4] |
| Discharge | |
| • location | Cape Fear River |
| • average | 2,090.03 cu ft/s (59.183 m3/s) at mouth with Cape Fear River[4] |
| Basin features | |
| Progression | Cape Fear River → Atlantic Ocean[3] |
| River system | Cape Fear River |
| Tributaries | |
| • left | Poley Branch Jumping Run Great Branch Matthews Creek Burn Coat Creek White Oak Branch Tandam Branch Jump and Run Branch Limestone Creek Muddy Creek Cypress Creek Holly Shelter Creek Ashes Creek Lillington Creek Harrisons Creek Island Creek Ness Creek Smith Creek |
| • right | Rattlesnake Branch Polly Run Creek Mire Branch Beaverdam Branch Horsepen Branch Sandy Run Camp Branch Housland Branch Goshen Swamp Grey Run Welch Branch Dark Branch Grove Creek Stocking Head Creek Island Creek Oakie Branch Rockfish Creek Washington Creek Lewis Creek Watermelon Run Burgaw Creek Cypress Creek McIntire Creek Pike Creek Old Creek Turkey Creek Long Creek Cowpen Branch Tonys Creek Lagoon Creek |
Northeast Cape Fear River is a 131.2 mi (211.1 km) long 5th order tributary to the Cape Fear River in southeastern North Carolina.
