Pemberton Creek (Cape Fear River tributary) explained

Pemberton 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 Pemberton Creek mouth
Pushpin Map Alt:Map of Pemberton Creek mouth location
Subdivision Type1:Country
Subdivision Name1:United States
Subdivision Type2:State
Subdivision Name2:North Carolina
Subdivision Type3:County
Subdivision Name3:Bladen
Length:3.24miles[1]
Discharge1 Location:Cape Fear River
Discharge1 Avg:2.04cuft/s at mouth with Cape Fear River[2]
Source1:Browns Creek divide
Source1 Location:about 2 miles southeast of Elizabethtown, North Carolina
Source1 Coordinates:34.6128°N -78.5644°W[3]
Source1 Elevation:37feet[4]
Mouth:Cape Fear River
Mouth Coordinates:34.5931°N -78.5283°W
Mouth Elevation:15feet
Progression:Cape Fear RiverAtlantic Ocean
River System:Cape Fear River
Tributaries Left:unnamed tributaries
Tributaries Right:unnamed tributaries
Bridges:none

Pemberton Creek is a 3.24miles long 1st order tributary to the Cape Fear River in Bladen County, North Carolina.

Course

Pemberton Creek rises on the Browns Creek divide about 3.5 miles south-southwest of White Lake, North Carolina. Pemberton Creek then flows southeast to join the Cape Fear River about 2 miles southeast of Elizabethtown, North Carolina.[4]

Watershed

Pemberton Creek drains of area, receives about 49.3 in/year of precipitation, has a wetness index of 569.34 and is about 7% 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: Pemberton Creek Watershed Report . US EPA Geoviewer . US EPA . 14 September 2020.
  3. Web site: GNIS Detail - Pemberton 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.