Stinking Creek (Haw River tributary)
| Stinking Creek Tributary to Haw River | |
|---|---|
Location of Stinking Creek mouth Stinking Creek (Haw River tributary) (the United States) | |
| Location | |
| Country | United States |
| State | North Carolina |
| County | Chatham |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | divide between Stinking Creek and Roberson Creek |
| • location | about 4 miles southeast of Pittsboro, North Carolina |
| • coordinates | 35°40′46″N 079°08′07″W / 35.67944°N 79.13528°W |
| • elevation | 480 ft (150 m) |
| Mouth | Haw River |
• location | B. Everett Jordan Lake |
• coordinates | 35°41′00″N 079°04′46″W / 35.68333°N 79.07944°W |
• elevation | 217 ft (66 m) |
| Length | 4.41 mi (7.10 km) |
| Basin size | 6.49 square miles (16.8 km2) |
| Discharge | |
| • location | Haw River |
| • average | 7.91 cu ft/s (0.224 m3/s) at mouth with Haw River |
| Basin features | |
| Progression | Haw River → Cape Fear River → Atlantic Ocean |
| River system | Haw River |
| Tributaries | |
| • left | unnamed tributaries |
| • right | unnamed tributaries |
| Bridges | Moncure 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.