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 Creek → Ararat River → Yadkin River → Pee Dee River → Winyah Bay → Atlantic 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.
According to the Geographic Names Information System, it has also been known historically as:[3]
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]
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]