Stony Creek (Virginia) facts for kids
Quick facts for kids Stony Creek (Virginia) |
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| Other name(s) | Tributary to Nottoway River |
| Country | United States |
| State | Virginia |
| County | Sussex Dinwiddie |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Main source | Confluence of Butterwood Creek and White Oak Creek about 1/2 mile SW of Center Star, Virginia about 172 feet amsl 37°05′06″N 77°39′46″W / 37.08500°N 77.66278°W |
| River mouth | Confluence of Stony Creek and the Nottoway River Stony Creek, Virginia about 60 feet amsl 36°56′51″N 77°22′50″W / 36.94750°N 77.38056°W |
| Length | 21 miles/34 kilometers from the confluence of Butterwood Creek and White Oak Creek |
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| Progression | southeast |
| River system | Nottoway River |
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| Waterbodies | Richardsons Pond |
| Bridges | Dinwiddie 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.
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Course
Stony Creek flows east then south from the Butterwood-White Oak Creek confluence west of the town of Dinwiddie, Virginia. It then flows east again south of Dinwiddie going under US 1 and I-85. Stony Creek flows east and south to just north of VA 40 where it picks up a large tributary, Sappony Creek. From here it flows a short distance east through Stony Creek, Virginia to its confluence with the Nottoway River.
Watershed
The watershed of Stony Creek is punctuated by swampy areas and narrow floodplains. It starts in the Piedmont of Virginia and flows east and south through a small gorge to the Coastal Plain southeast of Dinwiddie, Virginia. Once in the Coastal Plain it widens out and acquires a wide floodplain with fringing swamps.
River Modifications
Stony Creek does not have any named impoundments directly on its course. However, a number of its tributaries contain impoundments. These include Twin Lakes on Butterwood Creek, Winfields Millpond and Spiers Pond on Sappony Creek and Richardsons Pond on an unnamed tributary. Stony Creek flows under eleven bridges from the Butterwood-White Oak Creek confluence to the Nottoway River.
Geology
Stony Creek flows from the Piedmont to the Coastal Plain of Virginia. The forming confluence is at the edge of mafic and felsic rocks metavolcanic rocks and the Petersburg Granite. Petersburg Granite underlies most of the course and once in the Coastal Plain, it flows a short distance through the Windsor Formation and then through alluvium to the Nottoway River.
