Frenchs Creek
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| Frenchs Creek Tributary to New River | |
|---|---|
  Location of Frenchs Creek mouth  Frenchs Creek (the United States) | |
| 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]
- Farnell Bay
- French Creek
- Frenches Creek
- Frenchmans Creek
