Hewletts Creek facts for kids

Quick facts for kids Hewletts Creek
Show map of North Carolina Show map of the United States Location of Hewletts Creek mouth
Other name(s)	Tributary to Intracoastal Waterway
Country	United States
State	North Carolina
County	New Hanover County
Physical characteristics
Main source	Cape Fear River divide Wilmington, North Carolina 32 ft (9.8 m) 34°10′56″N 077°53′52″W / 34.18222°N 77.89778°W / 34.18222; -77.89778
River mouth	Intracoastal Waterway Masonboro, North Carolina 0 ft (0 m) 34°10′53″N 077°50′07″W / 34.18139°N 77.83528°W / 34.18139; -77.83528
Length	4.69 mi (7.55 km)
Basin features
Progression	east and southeast
River system	Atlantic Ocean
Basin size	11.09 square miles (28.7 km2)
Tributaries	Left: unnamed tributaries Right: unnamed tributaries
Bridges	Robert E. Lee Drive, NC 132, Holly Tree Road, Cascade Road, Pine Grove Drive

Hewletts Creek is a stream in New Hanover County, North Carolina, in the United States. It is the only stream of its name in the United States.

Hewletts Creek was named for a family of settlers.

Variant names

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

• Hewlet Creek
• Hewlets Creek

Course

Hewletts Creek rises on the Cape Fear River divide in Pine Valley Country Club of Wilmington, North Carolina and then flows east and southeast to the Intracoastal Waterway in Masonboro, North Carolina.

Watershed

Hewletts Creek drains 11.08 square miles (28.7 km²) of area, receives about 57.9 in/year of precipitation, and has a wetness index of 586.63 and is about 11% forested.