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Stream in North Carolina, USA
Benson Creek
Tributary to Stewarts Creek
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Location
CountryUnited States
StateNorth Carolina
CountySurry
Physical characteristics
SourcePauls Creek divide
 • locationpond about 4 miles east-northeast of Crooked Oak, North Carolina
 • coordinates36°32′50″N 080°42′08″W / 36.54722°N 80.70222°W / 36.54722; -80.70222
 • elevation1,330 ft (410 m)
Mouth 
 • locationabout 2 miles west-northwest of Toast, North Carolina
 • coordinates36°30′37″N 080°40′34″W / 36.51028°N 80.67611°W / 36.51028; -80.67611
 • elevation1,053 ft (321 m)
Length3.11 mi (5.01 km)
Basin size2.24 square miles (5.8 km)
Discharge 
 • locationStewarts Creek
 • average3.48 cu ft/s (0.099 m/s) at mouth with Stewarts Creek
Basin features
ProgressionStewarts CreekArarat RiverYadkin RiverPee Dee RiverWinyah BayAtlantic Ocean
River systemYadkin River
Tributaries 
 • leftunnamed tributaries
 • rightunnamed tributaries
BridgesSparger Road

Benson Creek is a 3.11 mi (5.01 km) long 1st order tributary to Stewarts Creek in Surry County, North Carolina.

Variant names

According to the Geographic Names Information System, it has also been known historically as:

  • Dinfield Creek

Course

Benson 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.

Watershed

Benson Creek drains 2.24 square miles (5.8 km) of area, receives about 47.8 in/year of precipitation, has a wetness index of 324.48, and is about 57% forested.

See also

References

  1. ^ "GNIS Detail - Benson Creek". geonames.usgs.gov. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 20 July 2021.
  2. "Get Maps". USGS Topoview. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 20 July 2021.
  3. ^ "Get Maps". USGS Topoview. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 20 July 2021.
  4. "ArcGIS Web Application". epa.maps.arcgis.com. US EPA. Retrieved 20 July 2021.
  5. ^ "Benson Creek Watershed Report". US EPA Geoviewer. US EPA. Retrieved 20 July 2021.

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