Frenchs Creek Tributary to New River | |
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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 / 34.60861°N 77.29722°W[1] |
• elevation | 35 ft (11 m)[2] |
Mouth | New River |
• location | Camp LeJeune |
• coordinates | 34°38′21″N 077°20′22″W / 34.63917°N 77.33944°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 |
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]
According to the Geographic Names Information System, it has also been known historically as:[1]
Frenchs Creek rises within Camp LeJeune in Onslow County and then flows northwest to join the New River also within Camp LeJeune.[2]
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]