Frenchs Creek
Frenchs Creek is a stream in Onslow County, North Carolina, in the United States.
The name Frenchs Creek most likely honors Alexander Nicola, a French pioneer who settled there.
Variant names
According to the Geographic Names Information System, it has also been known historically as:
- 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.
Watershed
Frenchs Creek drains 12.29 square miles (31.8 km) of area, receives about 55.6 in/year of precipitation, and has a wetness index of 547.71 and is about 11% forested.
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.