Frenchs Creek

For other uses, see French Creek (disambiguation).
Frenchs Creek
Tributary to New River
Map of Frenchs Creek mouth location
Map of Frenchs Creek mouth location
Location of Frenchs Creek mouth
Map of Frenchs Creek mouth location
Map of Frenchs Creek mouth location
Frenchs Creek (the United States)
Location
CountryUnited States
StateNorth Carolina
CountyOnslow
Physical characteristics
SourceGillets Creek divide
 • locationCamp LeJeune
 • coordinates34°36′31″N 077°17′50″W / 34.60861°N 77.29722°W / 34.60861; -77.29722[1]
 • elevation35 ft (11 m)[2]
MouthNew River
 • location
Camp LeJeune
 • coordinates
34°38′21″N 077°20′22″W / 34.63917°N 77.33944°W / 34.63917; -77.33944[1]
 • elevation
0 ft (0 m)[2]
Length4.79 mi (7.71 km)[3]
Basin size12.29 square miles (31.8 km2)[4]
Discharge 
 • locationNew River
 • average18.16 cu ft/s (0.514 m3/s) at mouth with New River[4]
Basin features
ProgressionFrenchs → New → Atlantic Ocean
River systemWhite Oak River
Tributaries 
 • leftunnamed tributaries
 • rightJumping Run
BridgesMarines Road


Frenchs Creek is a stream in Onslow County, North Carolina, in the United States.[5]

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

  1. ^ a b c "GNIS Detail - Frenchs Creek". geonames.usgs.gov. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 29 August 2020.
  2. ^ a b c "Frenchs Creek Topo Map in Onslow". TopoZone. Locality, LLC. Retrieved 29 August 2020.
  3. ^ "ArcGIS Web Application". epa.maps.arcgis.com. US EPA. Retrieved 29 August 2020.
  4. ^ a b c "Frenchs Creek Watershed Report". US EPA Geoviewer. US EPA. Retrieved 29 August 2020.
  5. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Frenchs Creek
  6. ^ Proffitt, Martie (Apr 17, 1983). "Local history offers tasty tidbits". Star-News. pp. 8C. Retrieved 1 November 2015.
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