Stony Bar Creek
| Stony Bar Creek Tributary to Marshyhope Creek | |
|---|---|
  Location of Stony Bar Creek mouth  Stony Bar Creek (the United States) | |
| Location | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Maryland |
| County | Dorchester |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | Chicone Creek divide |
| • location | about 2 miles northeast of Reids Grove, Maryland |
| • coordinates | 38°32′32.00″N 075°47′56.00″W / 38.5422222°N 75.7988889°W[1] |
| • elevation | 0 ft (0 m)[1] |
| Mouth | Marshyhope 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[1] |
• elevation | 0 ft (0 m)[1] |
| Length | 1.29 mi (2.08 km)[2] |
| Basin size | 0.94 square miles (2.4 km2)[3] |
| Discharge | |
| • location | Marshyhope Creek |
| • average | 1.01 cu ft/s (0.029 m3/s) at mouth with Marshyhope Creek[3] |
| Basin features | |
| Progression | Marshyhope Creek → Nanticoke River → Chesapeake Bay → Atlantic Ocean |
| River system | Nanticoke River |
| Tributaries | |
| • left | unnamed tributaries |
| • right | unnamed tributaries |
| Bridges | Indian 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
[edit]According to the Geographic Names Information System, it has also been known historically as:[1]
- Little Indian Creek
Course
[edit]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
[edit]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
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ a b c d e f g h "Geographic Names Information System". edits.nationalmap.gov. US Geological Survey. Retrieved November 25, 2022.
- ^ "ArcGIS Web Application". epa.maps.arcgis.com. US EPA. Retrieved November 25, 2022.
- ^ a b c "Watershed Report | Office of Water | US EPA". watersgeo.epa.gov. US EPA. Retrieved November 25, 2022.
