Pauls Creek (Stewarts Creek tributary)
Pauls Creek is a 15.03 mi (24.19 km) long 3rd order tributary to Stewarts Creek in Surry County, North Carolina.
| Pauls Creek Tributary to Stewarts Creek | |
|---|---|
  Location of Pauls Creek mouth  Pauls Creek (Stewarts Creek tributary) (the United States) | |
| Location | |
| Country | United States |
| State | North Carolina Virginia |
| County | Surry Carroll County |
| City | Fancy Gap |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | unnamed tributary to Reed Island Creek divide |
| • location | Fancy Gap, Virginia |
| • coordinates | 36°39′14″N 080°40′04″W[1] |
| • elevation | 2,800 ft (850 m)[2] |
| Mouth | |
• location | about 1 mile west of Toast, North Carolina |
• coordinates | 36°30′14″N 080°40′04″W[1] |
• elevation | 1,040 ft (320 m)[3] |
| Length | 15.03 mi (24.19 km)[4] |
| Basin size | 28.62 square miles (74.1 km2)[5] |
| Discharge | |
| • location | Stewarts Creek |
| • average | 47.48 cu ft/s (1.344 m3/s) at mouth with Stewarts Creek[5] |
| Basin features | |
| Progression | Stewarts Creek → Ararat River → Yadkin River → Pee Dee River → Winyah Bay → Atlantic Ocean |
| River system | Yadkin River |
| Tributaries | |
| • left | Yankee Branch Brushy Fork |
| • right | Garners Creek Little Pauls Creek |
| Bridges | US 52, Rocky Ford Road (x2), Pauls Creek Road, Flower Gap Road, Peakview Road, Apple Ridge Road, Reinhardt Lane, Brushy Fork Road, Miller Road, Pipers Gap Road, Sparger Road |
Variant names
According to the Geographic Names Information System, it has also been known historically as:[1]
- Garners Creek
- Little Pauls Creek
Course
Pauls Creek rises at Fancy Gap, Virginia, in Carroll County and then flows south-southeast into Surry County, North Carolina to join Stewarts Creek about 1 mile west of Toast, North Carolina.[3]
Watershed
Pauls Creek drains 28.62 square miles (74.1 km2) of area, receives about 50.4 in/year of precipitation, has a wetness index of 318.13, and is about 65% forested.[5]
References
- "GNIS Detail - Pauls Creek". geonames.usgs.gov. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 19 July 2021.
- "Get Maps". USGS Topoview. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 19 July 2021.
- "Get Maps". USGS Topoview. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 19 July 2021.
- "ArcGIS Web Application". epa.maps.arcgis.com. US EPA. Retrieved 18 July 2021.
- "Pauls Creek Watershed Report". US EPA Geoviewer. US EPA. Retrieved 19 July 2021.
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