Stinking Creek (Haw River tributary)

Stinking Creek
Tributary to Haw River
Location of Stinking Creek mouth
Stinking Creek (Haw River tributary) (the United States)
Location
CountryUnited States
StateNorth Carolina
CountyChatham
Physical characteristics
Sourcedivide between Stinking Creek and Roberson Creek
  locationabout 4 miles southeast of Pittsboro, North Carolina
  coordinates35°40′46″N 079°08′07″W / 35.67944°N 79.13528°W / 35.67944; -79.13528
  elevation480 ft (150 m)
MouthHaw River
  location
B. Everett Jordan Lake
  coordinates
35°41′00″N 079°04′46″W / 35.68333°N 79.07944°W / 35.68333; -79.07944
  elevation
217 ft (66 m)
Length4.41 mi (7.10 km)
Basin size6.49 square miles (16.8 km2)
Discharge 
  locationHaw River
  average7.91 cu ft/s (0.224 m3/s) at mouth with Haw River
Basin features
ProgressionHaw RiverCape Fear RiverAtlantic Ocean
River systemHaw River
Tributaries 
  leftunnamed tributaries
  rightunnamed tributaries
BridgesMoncure Pittsboro Road (x2), Gum Springs Church Road

Stinking Creek is a 4.41 mi (7.10 km) long 2nd order tributary to the Haw River in Chatham County, North Carolina.