Hammonds Creek is a 11.05 mi (17.78 km) long 3rd order tributary to the Cape Fear River in Bladen County, North Carolina.
| Hammonds Creek Tributary to Cape Fear River | |
|---|---|
  Location of Hammonds Creek mouth  Hammonds Creek (the United States) | |
| Location | |
| Country | United States |
| State | North Carolina |
| County | Bladen |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | Whites Creek divide |
| • location | about 3 miles south of Elizabethtown, North Carolina |
| • coordinates | 34°35′36″N 078°38′27″W / 34.59333°N 78.64083°W[1] |
| • elevation | 112 ft (34 m)[2] |
| Mouth | Cape Fear River |
• location | about 0.25 miles south of Atkinson Landing on the Cape Fear River |
• coordinates | 34°34′23″N 078°23′37″W / 34.57306°N 78.39361°W[1] |
• elevation | 14 ft (4.3 m)[2] |
| Length | 11.05 mi (17.78 km)[3] |
| Basin size | 35.44 square miles (91.8 km2)[4] |
| Discharge | |
| • location | Cape Fear River |
| • average | 39.27 cu ft/s (1.112 m3/s) at mouth with Cape Fear River[4] |
| Basin features | |
| Progression | Cape Fear River → Atlantic Ocean |
| River system | Cape Fear River |
| Tributaries | |
| • left | Bog Branch Plum Branch Broad Branch |
| • right | Upton Creek Whites Creek |
| Bridges | Fontana Lane, Manor Ridge Drive, Mercer Mill Brown Marsh Road, Coley Road, Airport Road, NC 87 |
Variant names
editAccording to the Geographic Names Information System, it has also been known historically as:[1]
- Hammond Creek
Course
editHammonds Creek rises on the Whites Creek divide about 3 miles south of Elizabethtown, North Carolina. Hammonds Creek then flows east to join the Cape Fear River about 0.25 miles south of Atkinson Landing.[2]
Watershed
editHammonds Creek drains 35.44 square miles (91.8 km2) of area, receives about 49.5 in/year of precipitation, has a wetness index of 514.36 and is about 31% forested.[4]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ a b c "GNIS Detail - Hammonds Creek". geonames.usgs.gov. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 14 September 2020.
- ^ a b c "Hammonds Creek Topo Map in Bladen". TopoZone. Locality, LLC. Retrieved 14 September 2020.
- ^ "ArcGIS Web Application". epa.maps.arcgis.com. US EPA. Retrieved 14 September 2020.
- ^ a b c "Hammonds Creek Watershed Report". US EPA Geoviewer. US EPA. Retrieved 14 September 2020.