Stony Creek (Stewarts Creek tributary)
| 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 / 36.58806°N 80.74139°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 / 36.53889°N 80.78417°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 |
Stony Creek is a 4.50 mi (7.24 km) long 2nd order tributary to Stewarts Creek in Surry County, North Carolina.
Variant names
[edit]According to the Geographic Names Information System, it has also been known historically as:[1]
- Goins Creek
Course
[edit]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
[edit]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]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ a b c "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.
- ^ a b "Get Maps". USGS Topoview. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 21 July 2021.
- ^ "ArcGIS Web Application". epa.maps.arcgis.com. US EPA. Retrieved 20 July 2021.
- ^ a b c "Stony Creek Watershed Report". US EPA Geoviewer. US EPA. Retrieved 21 July 2021.