Stewarts Creek (Richardson Creek tributary)
Stewarts Creek is a 11.55 mi (18.59 km) long 3rd order tributary to Richardson Creek in Union County, North Carolina.
| Stewarts Creek Tributary to Richardson Creek | |
|---|---|
  Location of Stewarts Creek mouth  Stewarts Creek (Richardson Creek tributary) (the United States) | |
| Location | |
| Country | United States |
| State | North Carolina |
| County | Union |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | Twelvemile Creek divide |
| • location | about 3 miles northwest of Monroe, North Carolina |
| • coordinates | 35°02′16″N 080°37′00″W[1] |
| • elevation | 650 ft (200 m)[2] |
| Mouth | Richardson Creek |
• location | about 0.25 miles downstream of Lake Twitty Dam |
• coordinates | 35°02′17″N 080°28′11″W[1] |
• elevation | 442 ft (135 m)[2] |
| Length | 11.55 mi (18.59 km)[3] |
| Basin size | 35.36 square miles (91.6 km2)[4] |
| Discharge | |
| • location | Richardson Creek |
| • average | 41.31 cu ft/s (1.170 m3/s) at mouth with Richardson Creek[4] |
| Basin features | |
| Progression | Richardson Creek → Rocky River → Pee Dee River → Winyah Bay → Atlantic Ocean |
| River system | Pee Dee |
| Tributaries | |
| • left | E Fork Stewarts Creek Stumplick Branch Chinkapin Creek |
| • right | Lick Branch |
| Waterbodies | Lake Twitty |
| Bridges | Shiloh Club Road, US 74, Myers Road, N Rocky River Road, James Hamilton Road, Fowler Secrest Road, Secrest Shortcut Road, US 601, US 74, Morgan Mill Road, Old Camden Road |
Course
Stewarts Creek rises about 3 miles northwest of Monroe, North Carolina and then flows southeast and curves northeast to join Richardson Creek about 0.25 miles downstream of the Lake Twitty Dam.[2]
Watershed
Stewarts Creek drains 35.36 square miles (91.6 km2) of area, receives about 48.4 in/year of precipitation, has a wetness index of 452.64, and is about 28% forested.[4]
References
- "GNIS Detail - Stewarts Creek". geonames.usgs.gov. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 10 October 2020.
- "Chinkapin Creek Topo Map in Union". TopoZone. Locality, LLC. Retrieved 10 October 2020.
- "ArcGIS Web Application". epa.maps.arcgis.com. US EPA. Retrieved 10 October 2020.
- "Stewarts Creek Watershed Report". US EPA Geoviewer. US EPA. Retrieved 10 October 2020.
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