Pemberton Creek
Tributary to Cape Fear River
Map of Pemberton Creek mouth location
Map of Pemberton Creek mouth location
Location of Pemberton Creek mouth
Map of Pemberton Creek mouth location
Map of Pemberton Creek mouth location
Pemberton Creek (Cape Fear River tributary) (the United States)
Location
CountryUnited States
StateNorth Carolina
CountyBladen
Physical characteristics
SourceBrowns Creek divide
  locationabout 2 miles southeast of Elizabethtown, North Carolina
  coordinates34°36′46″N 078°33′52″W / 34.61278°N 78.56444°W / 34.61278; -78.56444[1]
  elevation37 ft (11 m)[2]
MouthCape 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 / 34.59306; -78.52833[1]
  elevation
15 ft (4.6 m)[2]
Length3.24 mi (5.21 km)[3]
Basin size1.66 square miles (4.3 km2)[4]
Discharge 
  locationCape Fear River
  average2.04 cu ft/s (0.058 m3/s) at mouth with Cape Fear River[4]
Basin features
ProgressionCape Fear RiverAtlantic Ocean
River systemCape Fear River
Tributaries 
  leftunnamed tributaries
  rightunnamed tributaries
Bridgesnone

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

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

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

References

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