title: Neills Creek
text: # Neills Creek
  
  Neills Creek is a 12.94 mi (20.82 km) long 4th order tributary to the Cape Fear River in Harnett County, North Carolina. Neill Creek is the only stream of its name in the United States.
  
  ## Variant names
  
  According to the Geographic Names Information System, it has also been known historically as:
  
  * Kenneth Creek
  * Neal Creek
  * Neals Creek
  * Neils Creek
  
  ## Course
  
  Neills Creek rises in a pond in Holland, North Carolina in Wake County and then flows south to Harnett County to join the Cape Fear River about 1 mile north of Lillington, North Carolina.
  
  ## Watershed
  
  Neills Creek drains 38.92 square miles (100.8 $km^2)$ of area, receives about 46.6 in/year of precipitation, has a wetness index of 446.81 and is about 33% forested.
  
  