Hammonds Creek

Hammonds Creek
Tributary to Cape Fear River
Location of Hammonds Creek mouth
Hammonds Creek (the United States)
Location
CountryUnited States
StateNorth Carolina
CountyBladen
Physical characteristics
SourceWhites Creek divide
 • locationabout 3 miles south of Elizabethtown, North Carolina
 • coordinates34°35′36″N 078°38′27″W / 34.59333°N 78.64083°W / 34.59333; -78.64083[1]
 • elevation112 ft (34 m)[2]
MouthCape 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 / 34.57306; -78.39361[1]
 • elevation
14 ft (4.3 m)[2]
Length11.05 mi (17.78 km)[3]
Basin size35.44 square miles (91.8 km2)[4]
Discharge 
 • locationCape Fear River
 • average39.27 cu ft/s (1.112 m3/s) at mouth with Cape Fear River[4]
Basin features
ProgressionCape Fear RiverAtlantic Ocean
River systemCape Fear River
Tributaries 
 • leftBog Branch
Plum Branch
Broad Branch
 • rightUpton Creek
Whites Creek
BridgesFontana Lane, Manor Ridge Drive, Mercer Mill Brown Marsh Road, Coley Road, Airport Road, NC 87

Hammonds Creek is a 11.05 mi (17.78 km) long 3rd order tributary to the Cape Fear River in Bladen County, North Carolina.

Variant names

According to the Geographic Names Information System, it has also been known historically as:[1]

  • Hammond Creek

Course

Hammonds 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

Hammonds 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

References

  1. ^ a b c "GNIS Detail - Hammonds Creek". geonames.usgs.gov. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 14 September 2020.
  2. ^ a b c "Hammonds Creek Topo Map in Bladen". TopoZone. Locality, LLC. Retrieved 14 September 2020.
  3. ^ "ArcGIS Web Application". epa.maps.arcgis.com. US EPA. Retrieved 14 September 2020.
  4. ^ a b c "Hammonds Creek Watershed Report". US EPA Geoviewer. US EPA. Retrieved 14 September 2020.