Hammonds Creek Explained

Hammonds Creek
Name Other:Tributary to Cape Fear River
Map Size:300
Pushpin Map:USA North Carolina#USA
Pushpin Map Size:300
Pushpin Map Caption:Location of Hammonds Creek mouth
Pushpin Map Alt:Map of Hammonds Creek mouth location
Subdivision Type1:Country
Subdivision Name1:United States
Subdivision Type2:State
Subdivision Name2:North Carolina
Subdivision Type3:County
Subdivision Name3:Bladen
Length:11.05miles[1]
Discharge1 Location:Cape Fear River
Discharge1 Avg:39.27cuft/s at mouth with Cape Fear River[2]
Source1:Whites Creek divide
Source1 Location:about 3 miles south of Elizabethtown, North Carolina
Source1 Coordinates:34.5933°N -78.6408°W[3]
Source1 Elevation:112feet[4]
Mouth:Cape Fear River
Mouth Location:about 0.25 miles south of Atkinson Landing on the Cape Fear River
Mouth Coordinates:34.5731°N -78.3936°W
Mouth Elevation:14feet
Progression:Cape Fear RiverAtlantic Ocean
River System:Cape Fear River
Tributaries Left:Bog Branch
Plum Branch
Broad Branch
Tributaries Right:Upton Creek
Whites Creek
Bridges:Fontana Lane, Manor Ridge Drive, Mercer Mill Brown Marsh Road, Coley Road, Airport Road, NC 87

Hammonds Creek is a 11.05miles 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:[3]

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.[4]

Watershed

Hammonds Creek drains of area, receives about 49.5 in/year of precipitation, has a wetness index of 514.36 and is about 31% forested.[2]

See also

Notes and References

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