Stewarts Creek (Richardson Creek tributary)

Stewarts Creek is a 11.55 mi (18.59 km) long 3rd order tributary to Richardson Creek in Union County, North Carolina.

Stewarts Creek
Tributary to Richardson Creek
Location of Stewarts Creek mouth
Stewarts Creek (Richardson Creek tributary) (the United States)
Location
CountryUnited States
StateNorth Carolina
CountyUnion
Physical characteristics
SourceTwelvemile Creek divide
  locationabout 3 miles northwest of Monroe, North Carolina
  coordinates35°02′16″N 080°37′00″W[1]
  elevation650 ft (200 m)[2]
MouthRichardson Creek
  location
about 0.25 miles downstream of Lake Twitty Dam
  coordinates
35°02′17″N 080°28′11″W[1]
  elevation
442 ft (135 m)[2]
Length11.55 mi (18.59 km)[3]
Basin size35.36 square miles (91.6 km2)[4]
Discharge 
  locationRichardson Creek
  average41.31 cu ft/s (1.170 m3/s) at mouth with Richardson Creek[4]
Basin features
Progressiongenerally east
River systemPee Dee
Tributaries 
  leftE Fork Stewarts Creek
Stumplick Branch
Chinkapin Creek
  rightLick Branch
WaterbodiesLake Twitty
BridgesShiloh Club Road, US 74, Myers Road, N Rocky River Road, James Hamilton Road, Fowler Secrest Road, Secrest Shortcut Road, US 601, US 74, Morgan Mill Road, Old Camden Road

Course

Stewarts Creek rises about 3 miles northwest of Monroe, North Carolina and then flows southeast and curves northeast to join Richardson Creek about 0.25 miles downstream of the Lake Twitty Dam.[2]

Watershed

Stewarts Creek drains 35.36 square miles (91.6 km2) of area, receives about 48.4 in/year of precipitation, has a wetness index of 452.64, and is about 28% forested.[4]

References

  1. "GNIS Detail - Stewarts Creek". geonames.usgs.gov. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 10 October 2020.
  2. "Chinkapin Creek Topo Map in Union". TopoZone. Locality, LLC. Retrieved 10 October 2020.
  3. "ArcGIS Web Application". epa.maps.arcgis.com. US EPA. Retrieved 10 October 2020.
  4. "Stewarts Creek Watershed Report". US EPA Geoviewer. US EPA. Retrieved 10 October 2020.
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