Prince George Creek

Prince George Creek drains into the Cape Fear River.  The Prince George Creek watershed is approximately 11,300 acres and drains most of Castle Hayne, extending eastward across I-40 into the Blue Clay Road area.  Zoning within the Prince George Creek watershed is predominately residential with some business and light industrial districts within Castle Hayne.  Most of the land within the Prince George Creek watershed is classified as aquifer resource protection, conservation or transition according to the CAMA land use plan. 

Water quality samples are collected monthly at 3 locations on Prince George Creek.  Samples are analyzed for Nitrate + Nitrite, Orthophosphate, Chlorophyll a, Enterococcus, Temperature, Salinity, Conductivity, pH, Dissolved Oxygen, and Turbidity. 

CLICK HERE to view a map of water quality monitoring locations on Prince George Creek. 

Water quality samples taken at Prince George Creek have indicated low dissolved oxygen values - often exceeding the State's standard.  These low oxygen levels could be attributed to the swamp conditions and lack of circulation within the water at the monitoring locations.  In addition, high bacteria levels have been reported at all locations after and during rain events.   

Recent Monitoring Results

CLICK HERE to view all data from this creek. Results highlighted in yellow indicate a water quality sample that exceeded the State's standard.

CLICK HERE to read information about all the water quality parameters sampled on this creek.