Stirrup Iron Creek
| Stirrup Iron Creek Tributary to Crabtree Creek | |
|---|---|
Location of Stirrup Iron Creek mouth Stirrup Iron Creek (the United States) | |
| Location | |
| Country | United States |
| State | North Carolina |
| County | Wake Durham |
| City | Cary |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | divide between Stirrup Iron Creek and Northeast Creek |
| • location | pond by Brassfield, North Carolina |
| • coordinates | 35°56′01″N 078°50′40″W / 35.93361°N 78.84444°W |
| • elevation | 400 ft (120 m) |
| Mouth | Crabtree Creek |
• location | Lake Crabtree |
• coordinates | 35°50′15″N 078°47′50″W / 35.83750°N 78.79722°W |
• elevation | 272 ft (83 m) |
| Length | 9.12 mi (14.68 km) |
| Basin size | 26.05 square miles (67.5 km2) |
| Discharge | |
| • location | Crabtree Creek |
| • average | 27.35 cu ft/s (0.774 m3/s) at mouth with Crabtree Creek |
| Basin features | |
| Progression | Crabtree Creek → Neuse River → Pamlico Sound → Atlantic Ocean |
| River system | Neuse River |
| Tributaries | |
| • left | Brier Creek |
| • right | unnamed tributaries |
| Waterbodies | Lake Crabtree |
Stirrup Iron Creek is a tributary to Crabtree Creek that rises near Brassfield, North Carolina and then flows south-southeast into Lake Crabtree. The watershed is about 31% forested.