Benson Creek is a 3.11 mi (5.01 km) long 1st order tributary to Stewarts Creek in Surry County, North Carolina.
| Benson Creek Tributary to Stewarts Creek | |
|---|---|
  Location of Benson Creek mouth  Benson Creek (Stewarts Creek tributary) (the United States) | |
| Location | |
| Country | United States |
| State | North Carolina |
| County | Surry |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | Pauls Creek divide |
| • location | pond about 4 miles east-northeast of Crooked Oak, North Carolina |
| • coordinates | 36°32′50″N 080°42′08″W / 36.54722°N 80.70222°W[1] |
| • elevation | 1,330 ft (410 m)[2] |
| Mouth | |
• location | about 2 miles west-northwest of Toast, North Carolina |
• coordinates | 36°30′37″N 080°40′34″W / 36.51028°N 80.67611°W[1] |
• elevation | 1,053 ft (321 m)[3] |
| Length | 3.11 mi (5.01 km)[4] |
| Basin size | 2.24 square miles (5.8 km2)[5] |
| Discharge | |
| • location | Stewarts Creek |
| • average | 3.48 cu ft/s (0.099 m3/s) at mouth with Stewarts Creek[5] |
| Basin features | |
| Progression | Stewarts Creek → Ararat River → Yadkin River → Pee Dee River → Winyah Bay → Atlantic Ocean |
| River system | Yadkin River |
| Tributaries | |
| • left | unnamed tributaries |
| • right | unnamed tributaries |
| Bridges | Sparger Road |
Variant names
editAccording to the Geographic Names Information System, it has also been known historically as:[1]
- Dinfield Creek
Course
editBenson Creek rises in a pond about 4 miles east-northeast of Crooked Oak, North Carolina and then flows southeast to join Stewarts Creek about 2 miles west-northwest of Toast, North Carolina.[3]
Watershed
editBenson Creek drains 2.24 square miles (5.8 km2) of area, receives about 47.8 in/year of precipitation, has a wetness index of 324.48, and is about 57% forested.[5]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ a b c "GNIS Detail - Benson Creek". geonames.usgs.gov. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 20 July 2021.
- ^ "Get Maps". USGS Topoview. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 20 July 2021.
- ^ a b "Get Maps". USGS Topoview. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 20 July 2021.
- ^ "ArcGIS Web Application". epa.maps.arcgis.com. US EPA. Retrieved 20 July 2021.
- ^ a b c "Benson Creek Watershed Report". US EPA Geoviewer. US EPA. Retrieved 20 July 2021.