Pemberton Creek (Cape Fear River tributary)
| Pemberton Creek Tributary to Cape Fear River | |
|---|---|
  Location of Pemberton Creek mouth  Pemberton Creek (Cape Fear River tributary) (the United States) | |
| Location | |
| Country | United States |
| State | North Carolina |
| County | Bladen |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | Browns Creek divide |
| • location | about 2 miles southeast of Elizabethtown, North Carolina |
| • coordinates | 34°36′46″N 078°33′52″W / 34.61278°N 78.56444°W[1] |
| • elevation | 37 ft (11 m)[2] |
| Mouth | Cape Fear River |
• location | about 3.5 miles south-southwest of White Lake, North Carolina |
• coordinates | 34°35′35″N 078°31′42″W / 34.59306°N 78.52833°W[1] |
• elevation | 15 ft (4.6 m)[2] |
| Length | 3.24 mi (5.21 km)[3] |
| Basin size | 1.66 square miles (4.3 km2)[4] |
| Discharge | |
| • location | Cape Fear River |
| • average | 2.04 cu ft/s (0.058 m3/s) at mouth with Cape Fear River[4] |
| Basin features | |
| Progression | Cape Fear River → Atlantic Ocean |
| River system | Cape Fear River |
| Tributaries | |
| • left | unnamed tributaries |
| • right | unnamed tributaries |
| Bridges | none |
Pemberton Creek is a 3.24 mi (5.21 km) long 1st order tributary to the Cape Fear River in Bladen County, North Carolina.
Course
[edit]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.[2]
Watershed
[edit]Pemberton Creek drains 1.66 square miles (4.3 km2) of area, receives about 49.3 in/year of precipitation, has a wetness index of 569.34 and is about 7% forested.[4]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ a b "GNIS Detail - Pemberton Creek". geonames.usgs.gov. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 14 September 2020.
- ^ a b c "Hammonds Creek Topo Map in Bladen". TopoZone. Locality, LLC. Retrieved 14 September 2020.
- ^ "ArcGIS Web Application". epa.maps.arcgis.com. US EPA. Retrieved 14 September 2020.
- ^ a b c "Pemberton Creek Watershed Report". US EPA Geoviewer. US EPA. Retrieved 14 September 2020.