Stony Creek | |
Name Other: | Tributary to Haw River |
Map Size: | 300 |
Pushpin Map: | USA North Carolina#USA |
Pushpin Map Size: | 300 |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location of Stony Creek mouth |
Pushpin Map Alt: | Map of Stony Creek mouth location |
Subdivision Type1: | Country |
Subdivision Name1: | United States |
Subdivision Type2: | State |
Subdivision Name2: | North Carolina |
Subdivision Type3: | County |
Subdivision Name3: | Alamance Caswell |
Length: | 17.1miles[1] |
Discharge1 Location: | Haw River |
Discharge1 Avg: | 113.63cuft/s at mouth with Haw River[2] |
Source1: | divide between Stony Creek and Country Line Creek (Dan River) |
Source1 Location: | Cherry Grove, North Carolina |
Source1 Coordinates: | 36.3064°N -79.4533°W[3] |
Source1 Elevation: | 730feet[4] |
Mouth: | Haw River |
Mouth Location: | Hopedale, North Carolina |
Mouth Coordinates: | 36.1217°N -79.4533°W |
Mouth Elevation: | 502feet |
Progression: | Haw River → Cape Fear River → Atlantic Ocean |
River System: | Haw River |
Tributaries Left: | Benton Branch Toms Creek Deep Creek |
Tributaries Right: | Grays Branch Buttermilk Creek |
Waterbodies: | Lake Burlington Stony Creek Reservoir |
Bridges: | Moore Road, Stadler Road, Kerrs Chapel Road, Sartin Road, Altamahaw Union Ridge Road, Stoney Creek Church Road, Union Ridge Road, NC 62, Deep Creek Church Road |
Stony Creek is a 17.1miles long 4th order tributary to the Haw River, in Alamance and Caswell Counties, North Carolina.
Stony Creek rises at Cherry Grove, North Carolina in Caswell County on the divide between Stony Creek and Country Line Creek of the Dan River. The creek then flows south into Alamance County and through two impoundments, Lake Burlington and Stony Creek Reservoir, to meet the Haw River at Hopedale, North Carolina.[4]
Stony Creek drains of area, receives about 46.2 in/year of precipitation, and has a wetness index of 423.81 and is about 45% forested.[2]