Pilot Creek (Ararat River tributary)


Pilot Creek is a 5.44 mi (8.75 km) long 2nd order tributary to the Ararat River in Surry County, North Carolina.

Pilot Creek
Tributary to Ararat River
Map of Pilot Creek mouth location
Map of Pilot Creek mouth location
Location of Pilot Creek mouth
Map of Pilot Creek mouth location
Map of Pilot Creek mouth location
Pilot Creek (Ararat River tributary) (the United States)
Location
CountryUnited States
StateNorth Carolina
CountySurry
Physical characteristics
SourceChinquapin Creek divide
  locationpond about 0.25 miles southeast of Pilot Mountain, North Carolina
  coordinates36°22′42″N 080°27′08″W[1]
  elevation1,205 ft (367 m)[2]
MouthArarat River
  location
about 5 miles east of Pine Hill, North Carolina
  coordinates
36°20′53″N 080°31′14″W[1]
  elevation
838 ft (255 m)[2]
Length5.44 mi (8.75 km)[3]
Basin size7.19 square miles (18.6 km2)[4]
Discharge 
  locationArarat River
  average10.28 cu ft/s (0.291 m3/s) at mouth with Ararat River[4]
Basin features
ProgressionArarat RiverYadkin RiverPee Dee RiverWinyah BayAtlantic Ocean
River systemYadkin River
Tributaries 
  leftunnamed tributaries
  rightunnamed tributaries
BridgesSnuffbox Lane, Leonard Road, Seven Springs Lane, Sandtrap Lane, US 52, Black Mountain Road, Boyd Nelson Road, Shoals Road, Jim McKinney Road

Course

Pilot Creek rises in a pond on the Chinquapin Creek divide about 0.25 miles southeast of Pilot Mountain, North Carolina. Pilot Creek then flows southwesterly to join the Ararat River about 5 miles east of Pine Hill, North Carolina.[2]

Watershed

Pilot Creek drains 7.19 square miles (18.6 km2) of area, receives about 47.8 in/year of precipitation, has a wetness index of 325.23, and is about 60% forested.[4]

See also

References

  1. "GNIS Detail - Pilot Creek". geonames.usgs.gov. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 21 September 2020.
  2. "Pilot Creek Topo Map in Surry". TopoZone. Locality, LLC. Retrieved 21 September 2020.
  3. "ArcGIS Web Application". epa.maps.arcgis.com. US EPA. Retrieved 21 September 2020.
  4. "Pilot Creek Watershed Report". US EPA Geoviewer. US EPA. Retrieved 21 September 2020.
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