Toby Creek is a 4.15 mi (6.68 km) long 1st order tributary to Mallard Creek in Mecklenburg County, North Carolina.

Toby Creek Tributary to Mallard Creek
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Location
Country	United States
State	North Carolina
County	Mecklenburg
City	Charlotte
Physical characteristics
Source	Sugar Creek divide
• location	Junker Community in Charlotte, North Carolina
• coordinates	35°16′12″N 080°45′51″W[1]
• elevation	742 ft (226 m)[2]
Mouth	Mallard Creek
• location	northside of Charlotte, North Carolina
• coordinates	35°19′05″N 080°44′10″W[1]
• elevation	590 ft (180 m)[2]
Length	4.15 mi (6.68 km)[3]
Basin size	5.12 square miles (13.3 km2)[4]
Discharge
• location	Mallard Creek
• average	5.98 cu ft/s (0.169 m3/s) at mouth with Mallard Creek[4]
Basin features
Progression	Mallard Creek → Rocky River → Pee Dee River → Winyah Bay → Atlantic Ocean
River system	Pee Dee River
Tributaries
• left	unnamed tributaries
• right	unnamed tributaries
Bridges	Autumnwood Lane, W Rocky River Road, Chancellor Park Drive, NC 24, Alumni Way

Course

Toby Creek rises in the Junker community of Charlotte, North Carolina and then flows northeast through the northern suburbs of Charlotte to eventually join Mallard Creek.[2] Toby Creek runs through the campus of UNC-Charlotte on its ways to Mallard Creek.

Watershed

Toby Creek drains 5.12 square miles (13.3 km²) of area, receives about 46.6 in/year of precipitation, has a wetness index of 416.62, and is about 14% forested.[4]

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