title: Stony Creek (Mallard Creek tributary)
text: # Stony Creek (Mallard Creek tributary)
  
  Stony Creek is a 3.24 mi (5.21 km) long 2nd order tributary to Mallard Creek in Mecklenburg County, North Carolina.
  
  ## Variant names
  
  According to the Geographic Names Information System, it has also been known historically as:
  
  * Stoney Creek
  
  ## Course
  
  Stony Creek rises about 0.5 miles north of Charlotte, North Carolina and then flows southeast through the northern suburbs of Charlotte to eventually join Mallard Creek.
  
  ## Watershed
  
  Stony Creek drains 6.89 square miles (17.8 $km^2)$ of area, receives about 46.6 in/year of precipitation, has a wetness index of 419.66, and is about 31% forested.
  
  