Stony_Creek_(Stewarts_Creek_tributary)

Stony Creek (Stewarts Creek tributary)

Stony Creek (Stewarts Creek tributary)

Stream in North Carolina, USA

Stony Creek is a 4.50 mi (7.24 km) long 2nd order tributary to Stewarts Creek in Surry County, North Carolina.

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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]

See also

References

  1. [1]
    "GNIS Detail - Stony Creek". geonames.usgs.gov. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 21 July 2021.
  2. [2]
    "Get Maps". USGS Topoview. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 21 July 2021.
  3. [3]
    "Get Maps". USGS Topoview. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 21 July 2021.
  4. [4]
    "ArcGIS Web Application". epa.maps.arcgis.com. US EPA. Retrieved 20 July 2021.
  5. [5]
    "Stony Creek Watershed Report". US EPA Geoviewer. US EPA. Retrieved 21 July 2021.



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