Stony Creek (Virginia)

Stony Creek (Virginia)
Tributary to Nottoway River
Location of the mouth of Stony Creek and Nottoway River
Location of the mouth of Stony Creek and Nottoway River
Location
CountryUnited States
StateVirginia
CountySussex
Dinwiddie
Physical characteristics
SourceConfluence of Butterwood Creek and White Oak Creek
 • locationabout 1/2 mile SW of Center Star, Virginia
 • coordinates37°05′06″N 77°39′46″W / 37.08500°N 77.66278°W / 37.08500; -77.66278[2]
 • elevationabout 172 feet amsl
MouthConfluence of Stony Creek and the Nottoway River
 • location
Stony Creek, Virginia
 • coordinates
36°56′51″N 77°22′50″W / 36.94750°N 77.38056°W / 36.94750; -77.38056[1]
 • elevation
about 60 feet amsl
Length21 miles/34 kilometers from the confluence of Butterwood Creek and White Oak Creek[3]
Basin features
Progressionsoutheast
River systemNottoway River
Tributaries 
 • leftWhite Oak Creek
Seat Island Branch
Chamberlains Bed
 • rightButterwood Creek
Rocky Run Creek
Hawkins Run
Mortar Branch
Black Branch
Sappony Creek
WaterbodiesRichardsons Pond
BridgesDinwiddie County 645
Dinwiddie County 647
US 1
I-85
Dinwiddie County 619
Dinwiddie County 609
Dinwiddie County 609
Dinwiddie County 670
Dinwiddie County 680
Sussex County 618
US 301
I-95

Stony Creek is a 21-mile-long (34 km) tributary of the Nottoway River in southeastern Virginia of the United States. The creek is formed by the confluence of Butterwood Creek and White Oak Creek in Dinwiddie County, Virginia.[4]

  1. ^ "GNIS Detail - Stony Creek". geonames.usgs.gov. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 2 June 2019.
  2. ^ "GNIS Detail - Stony Creek". geonames.usgs.gov. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 2 June 2019.
  3. ^ "ArcGIS Web Application". epa.maps.arcgis.com. US EPA. Retrieved 2 June 2019.
  4. ^ "Butterwood Lake Topo Map, Nottoway County VA (Blackstone East Area)". TopoZone. Locality, LLC. Retrieved 2 June 2019.