Stony Bar Creek Explained

Stony Bar Creek
Name Other:Tributary to Marshyhope Creek
Map Size:250
Pushpin Map:Maryland#USA
Pushpin Map Size:250
Pushpin Map Caption:Location of Stony Bar Creek mouth
Pushpin Map Alt:Map of Stony Bar Creek mouth location
Subdivision Type1:Country
Subdivision Name1:United States
Subdivision Type2:State
Subdivision Name2:Maryland
Subdivision Type3:County
Subdivision Name3:Dorchester
Length:1.29miles[1]
Discharge1 Location:Marshyhope Creek
Discharge1 Avg:1.01cuft/s at mouth with Marshyhope Creek[2]
Source1:Chicone Creek divide
Source1 Location:about 2 miles northeast of Reids Grove, Maryland
Source1 Coordinates:38.5422°N -75.7989°W[3]
Source1 Elevation:0feet
Mouth:Marshyhope Creek
Mouth Location:about 0.25 miles northeast of Walnut Landing, Maryland
Mouth Coordinates:38.5357°N -75.7644°W
Mouth Elevation:0feet
Progression:Marshyhope CreekNanticoke RiverChesapeake Bay → Atlantic Ocean
River System:Nanticoke River
Tributaries Left:unnamed tributaries
Tributaries Right:unnamed tributaries
Bridges:Indian Town Road, Walnut Landing Road

Stony Bar Creek is a 1.29miles long first-order tributary to Marshyhope Creek in Dorchester County, Maryland. This is the only stream of this name in the United States.[3]

Variant names

According to the Geographic Names Information System, it has also been known historically as:[3]

Course

Stony Bar Creek rises about northeast of Reids Grove, Maryland and then flows east-southeast to join Marshyhope Creek about northeast of Walnut Landing, Maryland.[3]

Watershed

Stony Bar Creek drains of area, receives about 44.0 in/year of precipitation and is about 17.85% forested.[2]

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: ArcGIS Web Application . epa.maps.arcgis.com . US EPA . November 25, 2022.
  2. Web site: Watershed Report Office of Water US EPA . watersgeo.epa.gov . US EPA . November 25, 2022 . en.
  3. Web site: Geographic Names Information System . edits.nationalmap.gov . US Geological Survey . November 25, 2022.