| Stewart Creek Tributary to Roaring River | |
|---|---|
  Location of Stewart Creek mouth  Stewart Creek (Roaring River tributary) (the United States) | |
| Location | |
| Country | United States |
| State | North Carolina |
| County | Wilkes |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | Little Bugaboo Creek divide |
| • location | about 1.5 miles southwest of Lomax, North Carolina |
| • coordinates | 36°16′40″N 081°00′47″W / 36.27778°N 81.01306°W[1] |
| • elevation | 1,280 ft (390 m)[2] |
| Mouth | Roaring River |
• location | about 6 miles northwest of Roaring River, North Carolina |
• coordinates | 36°15′03″N 081°02′41″W / 36.25083°N 81.04472°W[1] |
• elevation | 986 ft (301 m)[2] |
| Length | 2.48 mi (3.99 km)[3] |
| Basin size | 2.80 square miles (7.3 km2)[4] |
| Discharge | |
| • location | Roaring River |
| • average | 4.83 cu ft/s (0.137 m3/s) at mouth with Roaring River[4] |
| Basin features | |
| Progression | southwest |
| River system | Yadkin River |
| Tributaries | |
| • left | unnamed tributaries |
| • right | unnamed tributaries |
| Bridges | Greenhorn Road |
Stewart Creek is a 2.48 mi (3.99 km) long 1st order tributary to the Roaring River in Wilkes County, North Carolina.
Course
Stewart Creek rises about 1.5 miles southwest of Lomax, North Carolina and then flows southwest to join the Roaring River at about 6 miles northwest of Roaring River, North Carolina.[2]
Watershed
Stewart Creek drains 2.80 square miles (7.3 km2) of area, receives about 50.7 in/year of precipitation, has a wetness index of 323.98, and is about 62% forested.[4]
References
- 1 2 "GNIS Detail - Stewart Creek". geonames.usgs.gov. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 4 October 2020.
- 1 2 3 "Roaring River Topo Map in Wilkes". TopoZone. Locality, LLC. Retrieved 4 October 2020.
- ↑ "ArcGIS Web Application". epa.maps.arcgis.com. US EPA. Retrieved 4 October 2020.
- 1 2 3 "Stewart Creek Watershed Report". US EPA Geoviewer. US EPA. Retrieved 4 October 2020.
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