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
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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]

See also

• List of Rivers of North Carolina
• List of Rivers of Virginia

References