Frenchs Creek

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Frenchs Creek
Tributary to New River
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Location of Frenchs Creek mouth
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Frenchs Creek (the United States)
Location
Country United States
State North Carolina
County Onslow
Physical characteristics
SourceGillets Creek divide
  location Camp LeJeune
  coordinates 34°36′31″N077°17′50″W / 34.60861°N 77.29722°W / 34.60861; -77.29722 [1]
  elevation35 ft (11 m) [2]
Mouth New River
  location
Camp LeJeune
  coordinates
34°38′21″N077°20′22″W / 34.63917°N 77.33944°W / 34.63917; -77.33944 Coordinates: 34°38′21″N077°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 
  location New River
  average18.16 cu ft/s (0.514 m3/s) at mouth with New River [4]
Basin features
ProgressionFrenchs → NewAtlantic Ocean
River system White Oak River
Tributaries 
  leftunnamed tributaries
  rightJumping Run
BridgesMarines Road


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

Contents

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]

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

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References

  1. 1 2 3 "GNIS Detail - Frenchs Creek". geonames.usgs.gov. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 29 August 2020.
  2. 1 2 3 "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. 1 2 3 "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.