| Toby Creek | |
| Name Other: | Tributary to Mallard Creek |
| Map Size: | 300 |
| Pushpin Map: | USA North Carolina#USA |
| Pushpin Map Size: | 300 |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location of Toby Creek mouth |
| Pushpin Map Alt: | Map of Toby Creek mouth location |
| Subdivision Type1: | Country |
| Subdivision Name1: | United States |
| Subdivision Type2: | State |
| Subdivision Name2: | North Carolina |
| Subdivision Type3: | County |
| Subdivision Name3: | Mecklenburg |
| Subdivision Type4: | City |
| Subdivision Name4: | Charlotte |
| Length: | 4.15miles[1] |
| Discharge1 Location: | Mallard Creek |
| Discharge1 Avg: | 5.98cuft/s at mouth with Mallard Creek[2] |
| Source1: | Sugar Creek divide |
| Source1 Location: | Junker Community in Charlotte, North Carolina |
| Source1 Coordinates: | 35.27°N -80.7642°W[3] |
| Source1 Elevation: | 742feet[4] |
| Mouth: | Mallard Creek |
| Mouth Location: | northside of Charlotte, North Carolina |
| Mouth Coordinates: | 35.3181°N -80.7361°W |
| Mouth Elevation: | 590feet |
| Progression: | Mallard Creek → Rocky River → Pee Dee River → Winyah Bay → Atlantic Ocean |
| River System: | Pee Dee River |
| Tributaries Left: | unnamed tributaries |
| Tributaries Right: | unnamed tributaries |
| Bridges: | Autumnwood Lane, West Rocky River Road, Chancellor Park Drive, University City Boulevard (NC 49), W.T. Harris Boulevard (NC 24), Johnson Alumni Way, Phillips Road, Lynx Blue Line |
Toby Creek is a 4.15miles long 1st order tributary to Mallard Creek in Mecklenburg County, North Carolina.
Toby Creek rises in the Junker community of Charlotte, North Carolina and then flows northeast through the northern suburbs of Charlotte to eventually join Mallard Creek.[4] Toby Creek runs through the campus of UNC Charlotte on its ways to Mallard Creek.
Toby Creek drains of area, receives about 46.6 in/year of precipitation, has a wetness index of 416.62, and is about 14% forested.[2]
Roughly of Toby Creek between W.T. Harris Boulevard and its confluence with Mallard Creek were part of a stream restoration project that concluded in June 2023. The banks of the creek were reshaped and replanted with native grasses, shrubs, and trees in order to control erosion, improve water quality, increase wildlife habitat, and restore the floodplain to its natural state and function.[5] [6]