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Stream in North Carolina, USA
Pemberton Creek
Tributary to Cape Fear River
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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
 • elevation37 ft (11 m)
MouthCape Fear River
 • locationabout 3.5 miles south-southwest of White Lake, North Carolina
 • coordinates34°35′35″N 078°31′42″W / 34.59306°N 78.52833°W / 34.59306; -78.52833
 • elevation15 ft (4.6 m)
Length3.24 mi (5.21 km)
Basin size1.66 square miles (4.3 km)
Discharge 
 • locationCape Fear River
 • average2.04 cu ft/s (0.058 m/s) at mouth with Cape Fear River
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.

Watershed

Pemberton Creek drains 1.66 square miles (4.3 km) of area, receives about 49.3 in/year of precipitation, has a wetness index of 569.34 and is about 7% forested.

See also

References

  1. ^ "GNIS Detail - Pemberton Creek". geonames.usgs.gov. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 14 September 2020.
  2. ^ "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. ^ "Pemberton Creek Watershed Report". US EPA Geoviewer. US EPA. Retrieved 14 September 2020.

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