Stony Creek (Stewarts Creek tributary)
Stony Creek is a 4.50 mi (7.24 km) long 2nd order tributary to Stewarts Creek in Surry County, North Carolina.
| Stony Creek Tributary to Stewarts Creek | |
|---|---|
  Location of Stony Creek mouth  Stony Creek (Stewarts Creek tributary) (the United States) | |
| Location | |
| Country | United States |
| State | North Carolina |
| County | Surry Carroll |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | unnamed tributary to Stewarts Creek divide |
| • location | 0.5 miles northeast of Lambsburg, Virginia |
| • coordinates | 36°35′17″N 080°44′29″W[1] |
| • elevation | 1,640 ft (500 m)[2] |
| Mouth | |
• location | about 2 miles east of Crooked Oak, North Carolina |
• coordinates | 36°32′20″N 080°47′03″W[1] |
• elevation | 1,135 ft (346 m)[3] |
| Length | 4.50 mi (7.24 km)[4] |
| Basin size | 3.74 square miles (9.7 km2)[5] |
| Discharge | |
| • location | Stewarts Creek |
| • average | 5.99 cu ft/s (0.170 m3/s) at mouth with Stewarts Creek[5] |
| Basin features | |
| Progression | Stewarts Creek → Ararat River → Yadkin River → Pee Dee River → Winyah Bay → Atlantic Ocean |
| River system | Yadkin River |
| Tributaries | |
| • left | unnamed tributaries |
| • right | Huntington Branch |
| Bridges | Beauty Shop Road, Old Pipers Gap Road, Imogene Church Road |
Variant names
According to the Geographic Names Information System, it has also been known historically as:[1]
- Goins Creek
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.[3]
Watershed
Stony Creek drains 3.74 square miles (9.7 km2) of area, receives about 48.6 in/year of precipitation, has a wetness index of 342.16, and is about 59% forested.[5]
References
- "GNIS Detail - Stony Creek". geonames.usgs.gov. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 21 July 2021.
- "Get Maps". USGS Topoview. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 21 July 2021.
- "Get Maps". USGS Topoview. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 21 July 2021.
- "ArcGIS Web Application". epa.maps.arcgis.com. US EPA. Retrieved 20 July 2021.
- "Stony Creek Watershed Report". US EPA Geoviewer. US EPA. Retrieved 21 July 2021.
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