Stream in North Carolina, USA
Stoney CreekTributary to Ararat River
Location of Stoney Creek mouth
Show map of North Carolina Stoney Creek (Ararat River tributary) (the United States)
Show map of the United States Country United States State North Carolina County Surry Source Toms Creek divide • location about 2 miles southeast of Sheltontown, North Carolina • coordinates 36°29′07″N 080°31′01″W / 36.48528°N 80.51694°W / 36.48528; -80.51694 [ 1] • elevation 1,400 ft (430 m)[ 2]
Mouth Ararat River • location
about 3 miles north of Ararat, North Carolina • coordinates
36°25′41″N 080°34′16″W / 36.42806°N 80.57111°W / 36.42806; -80.57111 [ 1] • elevation
915 ft (279 m)[ 2] Length 7.10 mi (11.43 km)[ 3] Basin size 6.46 square miles (16.7 km2 )[ 4] Discharge • location Ararat River • average 9.56 cu ft/s (0.271 m3 /s) at mouth with Ararat River [ 4]
Progression Ararat River → Yadkin River → Pee Dee River → Winyah Bay → Atlantic Ocean River system Yadkin River Tributaries • left unnamed tributaries • right unnamed tributaries Bridges Jewell Court, Holly Springs Road (x2), Mills Ridge Trail, Mills Road, Reeves Mill Road, US 52, Gospel Time Way, Old US 52, Hiatt Road, I-74
Stoney Creek is a 7.10 mi (11.43 km) long 2nd order tributary to the Ararat River in Surry County, North Carolina .
Variant names
According to the Geographic Names Information System , it has also been known historically as:[ 1]
Course
Stoney Creek rises on the Toms Creek divide about 2 miles southeast of Sheltontown, North Carolina . Stoney Creek then flows southwest to join the Ararat River about 3 miles north of Ararat, North Carolina .[ 2]
Watershed
Stoney Creek drains 6.46 square miles (16.7 km2 ) of area, receives about 47.9 in/year of precipitation, has a wetness index of 354.23, and is about 45% forested.[ 4]
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