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Stinking Creek (Haw River tributary)

Coordinates: 35°41′00″N 079°04′46″W / 35.68333°N 79.07944°W / 35.68333; -79.07944
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Stinking Creek
Tributary to Haw River
Map of Stinking Creek mouth location
Map of Stinking Creek mouth location
Location of Stinking Creek mouth
Map of Stinking Creek mouth location
Map of Stinking Creek mouth location
Stinking Creek (Haw River tributary) (the United States)
Location
CountryUnited States
StateNorth Carolina
CountyChatham
Physical characteristics
Sourcedivide between Stinking Creek and Roberson Creek
 • locationabout 4 miles southeast of Pittsboro, North Carolina
 • coordinates35°40′46″N 079°08′07″W / 35.67944°N 79.13528°W / 35.67944; -79.13528[1]
 • elevation480 ft (150 m)[2]
MouthHaw River
 • location
B. Everett Jordan Lake
 • coordinates
35°41′00″N 079°04′46″W / 35.68333°N 79.07944°W / 35.68333; -79.07944[1]
 • elevation
217 ft (66 m)[1]
Length4.41 mi (7.10 km)[3]
Basin size6.49 square miles (16.8 km2)[4]
Discharge 
 • locationHaw River
 • average7.91 cu ft/s (0.224 m3/s) at mouth with Haw River[4]
Basin features
ProgressionHaw RiverCape Fear RiverAtlantic Ocean
River systemHaw River
Tributaries 
 • leftunnamed tributaries
 • rightunnamed tributaries
BridgesMoncure Pittsboro Road (x2), Gum Springs Church Road

Stinking Creek is a 4.41 mi (7.10 km) long 2nd order tributary to the Haw River in Chatham County, North Carolina.

Course

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Stinking Creek rises about 4 miles southeast of Pittsboro, North Carolina in Chatham County and then flows in a semi-circle to the Haw River at B. Everett Jordan Lake.[2] Stinking Creek makes up one of the arms of the lake.

Watershed

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Stinking Creek drains 6.49 square miles (16.8 km2) of area, receives about 47.5 in/year of precipitation, and has a wetness index of 383.56 and is about 79% forested.[4]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b c "GNIS Detail - Stinking Creek". geonames.usgs.gov. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 28 September 2019.
  2. ^ a b "Stinking Creek Topo Map, Chatham County NC (Merry Oaks Area)". TopoZone. Locality, LLC. Retrieved 28 September 2019.
  3. ^ "ArcGIS Web Application". epa.maps.arcgis.com. US EPA. Retrieved 28 September 2019.
  4. ^ a b c "Stinking Creek Watershed Report". Waters Geoviewer. US EPA. Retrieved 28 September 2019.

Additional images

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Course of Stinking Creek (Haw River tributary) in Chatham County, North Carolina
Watershed of Stinking Creek (Haw River tributary) in Chatham County, North Carolina