Benson Creek | |
Name Other: | Tributary to Stewarts Creek |
Map Size: | 300 |
Pushpin Map: | USA North Carolina#USA |
Pushpin Map Size: | 300 |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location of Benson Creek mouth |
Pushpin Map Alt: | Map of Benson Creek mouth location |
Subdivision Type1: | Country |
Subdivision Name1: | United States |
Subdivision Type2: | State |
Subdivision Name2: | North Carolina |
Subdivision Type3: | County |
Subdivision Name3: | Surry |
Length: | 3.11miles[1] |
Discharge1 Location: | Stewarts Creek |
Discharge1 Avg: | 3.48cuft/s at mouth with Stewarts Creek[2] |
Source1: | Pauls Creek divide |
Source1 Location: | pond about 4 miles east-northeast of Crooked Oak, North Carolina |
Source1 Coordinates: | 36.5472°N -80.7022°W[3] |
Source1 Elevation: | 1330feet[4] |
Mouth Location: | about 2 miles west-northwest of Toast, North Carolina |
Mouth Coordinates: | 36.5103°N -80.6761°W |
Mouth Elevation: | 1053feet[5] |
Progression: | Stewarts Creek → Ararat River → Yadkin River → Pee Dee River → Winyah Bay → Atlantic Ocean |
River System: | Yadkin River |
Tributaries Left: | unnamed tributaries |
Tributaries Right: | unnamed tributaries |
Bridges: | Sparger Road |
Benson Creek is a 3.11miles long 1st order tributary to Stewarts Creek in Surry County, North Carolina.
According to the Geographic Names Information System, it has also been known historically as:[3]
Benson Creek rises in a pond about 4 miles east-northeast of Crooked Oak, North Carolina and then flows southeast to join Stewarts Creek about 2 miles west-northwest of Toast, North Carolina.[5]
Benson Creek drains of area, receives about 47.8 in/year of precipitation, has a wetness index of 324.48, and is about 57% forested.[2]