Stewart Creek Tributary to Roaring River | |
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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.
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]
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]