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Stony Bar Creek

Coordinates: 38°32′8.42″N 075°45′51.76″W / 38.5356722°N 75.7643778°W / 38.5356722; -75.7643778
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Stony Bar Creek
Tributary to Marshyhope Creek
Map of Stony Bar Creek mouth location
Map of Stony Bar Creek mouth location
Location of Stony Bar Creek mouth
Map of Stony Bar Creek mouth location
Map of Stony Bar Creek mouth location
Stony Bar Creek (the United States)
Location
CountryUnited States
StateMaryland
CountyDorchester
Physical characteristics
SourceChicone Creek divide
 • locationabout 2 miles northeast of Reids Grove, Maryland
 • coordinates38°32′32.00″N 075°47′56.00″W / 38.5422222°N 75.7988889°W / 38.5422222; -75.7988889[1]
 • elevation0 ft (0 m)[1]
MouthMarshyhope Creek
 • location
about 0.25 miles northeast of Walnut Landing, Maryland[1]
 • coordinates
38°32′8.42″N 075°45′51.76″W / 38.5356722°N 75.7643778°W / 38.5356722; -75.7643778[1]
 • elevation
0 ft (0 m)[1]
Length1.29 mi (2.08 km)[2]
Basin size0.94 square miles (2.4 km2)[3]
Discharge 
 • locationMarshyhope Creek
 • average1.01 cu ft/s (0.029 m3/s) at mouth with Marshyhope Creek[3]
Basin features
ProgressionMarshyhope CreekNanticoke RiverChesapeake Bay → Atlantic Ocean
River systemNanticoke River
Tributaries 
 • leftunnamed tributaries
 • rightunnamed tributaries
BridgesIndian Town Road, Walnut Landing Road

Stony Bar Creek is a 1.29 mi (2.08 km) long first-order tributary to Marshyhope Creek in Dorchester County, Maryland. This is the only stream of this name in the United States.[1]

Variant names

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According to the Geographic Names Information System, it has also been known historically as:[1]

  • Little Indian Creek

Course

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Stony Bar Creek rises about 2 miles (3.2 km) northeast of Reids Grove, Maryland and then flows east-southeast to join Marshyhope Creek about 0.25 miles (0.40 km) northeast of Walnut Landing, Maryland.[1]

Watershed

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Stony Bar Creek drains 0.94 square miles (2.4 km2) of area, receives about 44.0 in/year of precipitation and is about 17.85% forested.[3]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b c d e f g h "Geographic Names Information System". edits.nationalmap.gov. US Geological Survey. Retrieved November 25, 2022.
  2. ^ "ArcGIS Web Application". epa.maps.arcgis.com. US EPA. Retrieved November 25, 2022.
  3. ^ a b c "Watershed Report | Office of Water | US EPA". watersgeo.epa.gov. US EPA. Retrieved November 25, 2022.