Stirrup Iron Creek

Stream in North Carolina, USA
35°56′01″N 078°50′40″W / 35.93361°N 78.84444°W / 35.93361; -78.84444[1] • elevation400 ft (120 m)[2] MouthCrabtree Creek
 • location
Lake Crabtree
 • coordinates
35°50′15″N 078°47′50″W / 35.83750°N 78.79722°W / 35.83750; -78.79722[1]
 • elevation
272 ft (83 m)[1]Length9.12 mi (14.68 km)[3]Basin size26.05 square miles (67.5 km2)[4]Discharge  • locationCrabtree Creek • average27.35 cu ft/s (0.774 m3/s) at mouth with Crabtree Creek[4] Basin featuresProgressionCrabtree Creek → Neuse River → Pamlico Sound → Atlantic OceanRiver systemNeuse RiverTributaries  • leftBrier Creek • rightunnamed tributariesWaterbodiesLake Crabtree

Stirrup Iron Creek is a tributary to Crabtree Creek that rises near Brassfield, North Carolina and then flows south-southeast into Lake Crabtree.[2] The watershed is about 31% forested.

Stirrup Iron Creek

See also

  • City of Durham Page on Stirrup Iron Creek
  • Fish Brain (Stirrup Iron Creek)
  • Article from Herald-Sun on sewage spill in Stirrup Iron Creek

References

  1. ^ a b c "GNIS Detail – Stirrup Iron Creek". geonames.usgs.gov. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 14 September 2019.
  2. ^ a b "Stirrup Iron Creek Topo Map, Wake County NC (Cary Area)". TopoZone. Locality, LLC. Retrieved 14 September 2019.
  3. ^ "ArcGIS Web Application". epa.maps.arcgis.com. US EPA. Retrieved 14 September 2019.
  4. ^ a b "Stirrup Iron Creek". Waters Geoviewer. US EPA. Retrieved 14 September 2019.