Piney Creek is a

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in southern Carroll County of the U.S. state of

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. It is a tributary to the Kings River. The stream headwaters arise near at an elevation of approximately 1660 feet. The source area is on the southwest flank of Usery Mountain just north of

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about one half mile northeast of

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. The stream flows northwest parallel to

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past

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and Metalton. It passes under

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at Metalton and continues to the northwest to enter the Kings River at the Carroll-Madison county line at and an elevation of 1132 feet. Piney Creek was so named for the

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timber along its course.

References

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