Frenchs Creek is a stream in
Onslow County, North Carolina
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, in the
United States
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.
The name Frenchs Creek most likely honors Alexander Nicola, a French pioneer who settled there.
Variant names
According to the
Geographic Names Information System
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, it has also been known historically as:
*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.
Watershed
Frenchs Creek drains of area, receives about 55.6 in/year of precipitation, and has a wetness index of 547.71 and is about 11% forested.
See also
*
List of rivers of North Carolina
References
Rivers of Onslow County, North Carolina
Rivers of North Carolina
Tributaries of the White Oak River
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