Frenchs Creek
Frenchs Creek is a stream in Onslow County, North Carolina, in the United States.[5]
| Frenchs Creek Tributary to New River | |
|---|---|
  Location of Frenchs Creek mouth  Frenchs Creek (the United States) | |
| Location | |
| Country | United States |
| State | North Carolina |
| County | Onslow |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | Gillets Creek divide |
| • location | Camp LeJeune |
| • coordinates | 34°36′31″N 077°17′50″W[1] |
| • elevation | 35 ft (11 m)[2] |
| Mouth | New River |
• location | Camp LeJeune |
• coordinates | 34°38′21″N 077°20′22″W[1] |
• elevation | 0 ft (0 m)[2] |
| Length | 4.79 mi (7.71 km)[3] |
| Basin size | 12.29 square miles (31.8 km2)[4] |
| Discharge | |
| • location | New River |
| • average | 18.16 cu ft/s (0.514 m3/s) at mouth with New River[4] |
| Basin features | |
| Progression | Frenchs → New → Atlantic Ocean |
| River system | White Oak River |
| Tributaries | |
| • left | unnamed tributaries |
| • right | Jumping Run |
| Bridges | Marines Road |
The name Frenchs Creek most likely honors Alexander Nicola, a French pioneer who settled there.[6]
Variant names
According to the Geographic Names Information System, it has also been known historically as:[1]
- Farnell Bay
- French Creek
- Frenches Creek
- Frenchmans Creek
Course
Frenchs Creek rises within Camp LeJeune in Onslow County and then flows northwest to join the New River also within Camp LeJeune.[2]
Watershed
Frenchs Creek drains 12.29 square miles (31.8 km2) of area, receives about 55.6 in/year of precipitation, and has a wetness index of 547.71 and is about 11% forested.[4]
See also
References
- "GNIS Detail - Frenchs Creek". geonames.usgs.gov. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 29 August 2020.
- "Frenchs Creek Topo Map in Onslow". TopoZone. Locality, LLC. Retrieved 29 August 2020.
- "ArcGIS Web Application". epa.maps.arcgis.com. US EPA. Retrieved 29 August 2020.
- "Frenchs Creek Watershed Report". US EPA Geoviewer. US EPA. Retrieved 29 August 2020.
- U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Frenchs Creek
- Proffitt, Martie (Apr 17, 1983). "Local history offers tasty tidbits". Star-News. pp. 8C. Retrieved 1 November 2015.
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