Frenchs Creek is a stream in Onslow County, North Carolina, in the United States.[5]

Frenchs Creek Tributary to New River
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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[1]
• elevation	35 ft (11 m)[2]
Mouth	New River
• location	Camp LeJeune
• coordinates	34°38′21″N 077°20′22″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

The name Frenchs Creek most likely honors Alexander Nicola, a French pioneer who settled there.[6]

Variant names

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

• Farnell Bay
• French Creek
• Frenches Creek
• Frenchmans Creek

Course

Frenchs Creek rises within Camp LeJeune in Onslow County and then flows northwest to join the New River also within Camp LeJeune.[2]

Watershed

Frenchs Creek drains 12.29 square miles (31.8 km²) of area, receives about 55.6 in/year of precipitation, and has a wetness index of 547.71 and is about 11% forested.[4]

See also

• List of rivers of North Carolina

References