Frenchs Creek


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

Frenchs Creek
Tributary to New River
Location of Frenchs Creek mouth
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
  elevation35 ft (11 m)
MouthNew River
  location
Camp LeJeune
  coordinates
34°38′21″N 077°20′22″W
  elevation
0 ft (0 m)
Length4.79 mi (7.71 km)
Basin size12.29 square miles (31.8 km2)
Discharge 
  locationNew River
  average18.16 cu ft/s (0.514 m3/s) at mouth with New River
Basin features
ProgressionFrenchs → New → Atlantic Ocean
River systemWhite Oak River
Tributaries 
  leftunnamed tributaries
  rightJumping Run
BridgesMarines Road

The name Frenchs Creek most likely honors Alexander Nicola, a French pioneer who settled there.

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