Stewarts Creek (Richardson Creek tributary) explained

Stewarts Creek
Name Other:Tributary to Richardson Creek
Map Size:300
Pushpin Map:USA North Carolina#USA
Pushpin Map Size:300
Pushpin Map Caption:Location of Stewarts Creek mouth
Pushpin Map Alt:Map of Stewarts Creek mouth location
Subdivision Type1:Country
Subdivision Name1:United States
Subdivision Type2:State
Subdivision Name2:North Carolina
Subdivision Type3:County
Subdivision Name3:Union
Length:11.55miles[1]
Discharge1 Location:Richardson Creek
Discharge1 Avg:41.31cuft/s at mouth with Richardson Creek[2]
Source1:Twelvemile Creek divide
Source1 Location:about 3 miles northwest of Monroe, North Carolina
Source1 Coordinates:35.0378°N -80.6167°W[3]
Source1 Elevation:650feet[4]
Mouth:Richardson Creek
Mouth Location:about 0.25 miles downstream of Lake Twitty Dam
Mouth Coordinates:35.0381°N -80.4697°W
Mouth Elevation:442feet
Progression:Richardson CreekRocky RiverPee Dee RiverWinyah BayAtlantic Ocean
River System:Pee Dee
Tributaries Left:E Fork Stewarts Creek
Stumplick Branch
Chinkapin Creek
Tributaries Right:Lick Branch
Waterbodies:Lake Twitty
Bridges:Shiloh Club Road, US 74, Myers Road, N Rocky River Road, James Hamilton Road, Fowler Secrest Road, Secrest Shortcut Road, US 601, US 74, Morgan Mill Road, Old Camden Road

Stewarts Creek is a 11.55miles long 3rd order tributary to Richardson Creek in Union County, North Carolina.

Course

Stewarts Creek rises about 3 miles northwest of Monroe, North Carolina and then flows southeast and curves northeast to join Richardson Creek about 0.25 miles downstream of the Lake Twitty Dam.[4]

Watershed

Stewarts Creek drains of area, receives about 48.4 in/year of precipitation, has a wetness index of 452.64, and is about 28% forested.[2]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: ArcGIS Web Application . epa.maps.arcgis.com . US EPA . 10 October 2020.
  2. Web site: Stewarts Creek Watershed Report . US EPA Geoviewer . US EPA . 10 October 2020.
  3. Web site: GNIS Detail - Stewarts Creek . geonames.usgs.gov . US Geological Survey . 10 October 2020.
  4. Web site: Chinkapin Creek Topo Map in Union . TopoZone . Locality, LLC . 10 October 2020 . en.