Hammonds Creek

Hammonds Creek
Tributary to Cape Fear River
Map of Hammonds Creek mouth location
Map of Hammonds Creek mouth location
Location of Hammonds Creek mouth
Map of Hammonds Creek mouth location
Map of Hammonds Creek mouth location
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
 • elevation112 ft (34 m)
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
 • elevation
14 ft (4.3 m)
Length11.05 mi (17.78 km)
Basin size
35.44 square miles (91.8 km2)
Discharge 
 • locationCape Fear River
 • average39.27 cu ft/s (1.112 m3/s) at mouth with Cape Fear River
Basin features
ProgressionCape Fear River → Atlantic 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:

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.

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.

See also

References

  1. 1 2 3 "GNIS Detail - Hammonds Creek". geonames.usgs.gov. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 14 September 2020.
  2. 1 2 3 "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. 1 2 3 "Hammonds Creek Watershed Report". US EPA Geoviewer. US EPA. Retrieved 14 September 2020.