Stony_Creek_(Haw_River_tributary)

Stony Creek (Haw River tributary)

Stony Creek (Haw River tributary)

Stream in North Carolina, USA

Stony Creek is a 17.10 mi (27.52 km) long 4th order tributary to the Haw River, in Alamance and Caswell Counties, North Carolina.

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Course

Stony Creek rises at Cherry Grove, North Carolina in Caswell County on the divide between Stony Creek and Country Line Creek of the Dan River. The creek then flows south into Alamance County and through two impoundments, Lake Burlington and Stony Creek Reservoir, to meet the Haw River at Hopedale, North Carolina.[2]

Watershed

Stony Creek drains 104.63 square miles (271.0 km2) of area, receives about 46.2 in/year of precipitation, and has a wetness index of 423.81 and is about 45% forested.[4]

See also

References

  1. [1]
    "GNIS Detail - Stony Creek". geonames.usgs.gov. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 5 October 2019.
  2. [2]
    "Stony Creek Topo Map, Alamance County NC (Burlington Area)". TopoZone. Locality, LLC. Retrieved 5 October 2019.
  3. [3]
    "ArcGIS Web Application". epa.maps.arcgis.com. US EPA. Retrieved 5 October 2019.
  4. [4]
    "Stony Creek Watershed Report". Waters Geoviewer. US EPA. Retrieved 5 October 2019.



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