Hammonds Creek facts for kids

Quick facts for kids Hammonds Creek
Show map of North Carolina Show map of the United States Location of Hammonds Creek mouth
Other name(s)	Tributary to Cape Fear River
Country	United States
State	North Carolina
County	Bladen
Physical characteristics
Main source	Whites Creek divide about 3 miles south of Elizabethtown, North Carolina 112 ft (34 m) 34°35′36″N 078°38′27″W / 34.59333°N 78.64083°W / 34.59333; -78.64083
River mouth	Cape Fear River about 0.25 miles south of Atkinson Landing on the Cape Fear River 14 ft (4.3 m) 34°34′23″N 078°23′37″W / 34.57306°N 78.39361°W / 34.57306; -78.39361
Length	11.05 mi (17.78 km)
Basin features
Progression	generally east
River system	Cape Fear River
Basin size	35.44 square miles (91.8 km2)
Tributaries	Left: Bog Branch Plum Branch Broad Branch Right: Upton Creek Whites Creek
Bridges	Fontana Lane, Manor Ridge Drive, Mercer Mill Brown Marsh Road, Coley Road, Airport Road, NC 87

Hammonds Creek is a 11.05 mi (17.78 km) long 3rd order tributary to the Cape Fear River in Bladen County, North Carolina.

Variant names

According to the Geographic Names Information System, it has also been known historically as:

• Hammond Creek

Course

Hammonds Creek rises on the Whites Creek divide about 3 miles south of Elizabethtown, North Carolina. Hammonds Creek then flows east to join the Cape Fear River about 0.25 miles south of Atkinson Landing.

Watershed

Hammonds Creek drains 35.44 square miles (91.8 km²) of area, receives about 49.5 in/year of precipitation, has a wetness index of 514.36 and is about 31% forested.