Stream in Maryland, USA
| Stony Bar Creek Tributary to Marshyhope Creek | |
|---|---|
  Location of Stony Bar Creek mouthShow map of Maryland Stony Bar Creek (the United States)Show map of 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 / 38.5422222; -75.7988889 |
| • elevation | 0 ft (0 m) |
| Mouth | Marshyhope Creek |
| • location | about 0.25 miles northeast of Walnut Landing, Maryland |
| • coordinates | 38°32′8.42″N 075°45′51.76″W / 38.5356722°N 75.7643778°W / 38.5356722; -75.7643778 |
| • elevation | 0 ft (0 m) |
| Length | 1.29 mi (2.08 km) |
| Basin size | 0.94 square miles (2.4 km) |
| Discharge | |
| • location | Marshyhope Creek |
| • average | 1.01 cu ft/s (0.029 m/s) at mouth with Marshyhope Creek |
| 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.
Variant names
According to the Geographic Names Information System, it has also been known historically as:
- Little Indian Creek
Course
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.
Watershed
Stony Bar Creek drains 0.94 square miles (2.4 km) of area, receives about 44.0 in/year of precipitation and is about 17.85% forested.
See also
References
- ^ "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.
- ^ "Watershed Report | Office of Water | US EPA". watersgeo.epa.gov. US EPA. Retrieved November 25, 2022.
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