Stewarts Creek (Ararat River tributary)


Stewarts Creek is a 20.24 mi (32.57 km) long 4th order tributary to the Ararat River in Surry County, North Carolina.

Stewarts Creek
Tributary to Ararat River
Map of Stewarts Creek mouth location
Map of Stewarts Creek mouth location
Location of Stewarts Creek mouth
Map of Stewarts Creek mouth location
Map of Stewarts Creek mouth location
Stewarts Creek (Ararat River tributary) (the United States)
Location
CountryUnited States
StateNorth Carolina
Virginia
CountySurry
Carroll
CitiesMount Airy
Physical characteristics
Sourceconfluence of North and South Forks
  locationabout 4 miles southwest of Pipers Gap, Virginia
  coordinates36°35′50″N 080°47′13″W[1]
  elevation2,615 ft (797 m)[2]
MouthArarat River
  location
Mount Airy, North Carolina
  coordinates
36°28′05″N 080°36′15″W[1]
  elevation
970 ft (300 m)[2]
Length20.24 mi (32.57 km)[3]
Basin size79.71 square miles (206.4 km2)[4]
Discharge 
  locationArarat River
  average120.96 cu ft/s (3.425 m3/s) at mouth with Ararat River[4]
Basin features
ProgressionArarat RiverYadkin RiverPee Dee RiverWinyah BayAtlantic Ocean
River systemYadkin River
Tributaries 
  leftNorth Fork Stewarts Creek
Turkey Creek
Naked Run
Stony Creek
Benson Creek
Pauls Creek
  rightSouth Fork Stewarts Creek
Flat Creek
Moores Fork
Turners Creek
Beech Creek
Burkes Creek
BridgesChestnut Grove Road, I-74, W Imogene Church Road, Beamer Road, NC 89, Red Brush Road, US 601, Old Hwy 601, Park Drive

Variant names

According to the Geographic Names Information System, it has also been known historically as:[1]

  • Bledsoe Creek
  • Stewart Creek
  • Stuarts Creek

Course

Stewarts Creek originates at the confluence of North and South Fork about 4 miles southwest of Pipers Gap in Carroll County, Virginia. Stewarts Creek then flows southeast into Surry County, North Carolina to join the Ararat River at Mount Airy.[2]

Watershed

Stewarts Creek drains 79.71 square miles (206.4 km2) of area, receives about 49.5 in/year of precipitation, has a wetness index of 333.21, and is about 57% forested.[4]

See also

References

  1. "GNIS Detail - Stewarts Creek". geonames.usgs.gov. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 19 September 2020.
  2. "Stewarts Creek Topo Map in Surry". TopoZone. Locality, LLC. Retrieved 19 September 2020.
  3. "ArcGIS Web Application". epa.maps.arcgis.com. US EPA. Retrieved 19 September 2020.
  4. "Stewarts Creek Watershed Report". US EPA Geoviewer. US EPA. Retrieved 19 September 2020.
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