Stony Creek (Stewarts Creek tributary) explained

Stony 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 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:Surry
Carroll
Length:4.5miles[1]
Discharge1 Location:Stewarts Creek
Discharge1 Avg:5.99cuft/s at mouth with Stewarts Creek[2]
Source1:unnamed tributary to Stewarts Creek divide
Source1 Location:0.5 miles northeast of Lambsburg, Virginia
Source1 Coordinates:36.5881°N -80.7414°W[3]
Source1 Elevation:1640feet[4]
Mouth Location:about 2 miles east of Crooked Oak, North Carolina
Mouth Coordinates:36.5389°N -80.7842°W
Mouth Elevation:1135feet[5]
Progression:Stewarts CreekArarat RiverYadkin RiverPee Dee RiverWinyah BayAtlantic Ocean
River System:Yadkin River
Tributaries Left:unnamed tributaries
Tributaries Right:Huntington Branch
Bridges:Beauty Shop Road, Old Pipers Gap Road, Imogene Church Road

Stony Creek is a 4.5miles long 2nd order tributary to Stewarts Creek in Surry County, North Carolina.

Variant names

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

Course

Stony Creek rises about 0.5 miles northeast of Lambsburg, Virginia in Carroll County and then flows southeast into North Carolina and then southwest to join Stewarts Creek about 2 miles east of Crooked Oak, North Carolina.[5]

Watershed

Stony Creek drains of area, receives about 48.6 in/year of precipitation, has a wetness index of 342.16, and is about 59% forested.[2]

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: ArcGIS Web Application . epa.maps.arcgis.com . US EPA . 20 July 2021.
  2. Web site: Stony Creek Watershed Report . US EPA Geoviewer . US EPA . 21 July 2021.
  3. Web site: GNIS Detail - Stony Creek . geonames.usgs.gov . US Geological Survey . 21 July 2021.
  4. Web site: Get Maps . USGS Topoview . US Geological Survey . 21 July 2021 . en.
  5. Web site: Get Maps . USGS Topoview . US Geological Survey . 21 July 2021 . en.