Stony Creek (Mallard Creek tributary)
| Stony Creek Tributary to Mallard Creek | |
|---|---|
Location of Stony Creek mouth Stony Creek (Mallard Creek tributary) (the United States) | |
| Location | |
| Country | United States |
| State | North Carolina |
| County | Mecklenburg |
| City | Charlotte |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | Clarks Creek divide |
| • location | about 0.5 miles north of Charlotte, North Carolina |
| • coordinates | 35°21′45″N 080°46′51″W / 35.36250°N 80.78083°W |
| • elevation | 756 ft (230 m) |
| Mouth | Mallard Creek |
• location | northern boundary of Charlotte, North Carolina |
• coordinates | 35°19′56″N 080°43′05″W / 35.33222°N 80.71806°W |
• elevation | 578 ft (176 m) |
| Length | 3.24 mi (5.21 km) |
| Basin size | 6.89 square miles (17.8 km2) |
| Discharge | |
| • location | Mallard Creek |
| • average | 7.97 cu ft/s (0.226 m3/s) at mouth with Mallard Creek |
| Basin features | |
| Progression | Mallard Creek → Rocky River → Pee Dee River → Winyah Bay → Atlantic Ocean |
| River system | Pee Dee River |
| Tributaries | |
| • left | unnamed tributaries |
| • right | unnamed tributaries |
| Bridges | Mallard Creek Road, I-85, I-485, North Tryon Street |
Stony Creek is a 3.24 mi (5.21 km) long 2nd order tributary to Mallard Creek in Mecklenburg County, North Carolina.