Ararat River facts for kids
Quick facts for kids Ararat River |
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Location of Ararat River mouth
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Other name(s) | Tributary to Yadkin River |
Country | United States |
State | North Carolina Virginia |
Counties | Surry (NC) Patrick (Va) |
Physical characteristics | |
Main source | divide between Dan River and Ararat River Bell Spur, Virginia 2,650 ft (810 m) 36°39′55″N 080°28′44″W / 36.66528°N 80.47889°W |
River mouth | Yadkin River Siloam, North Carolina 800 ft (240 m) 36°17′09″N 080°32′53″W / 36.28583°N 80.54806°W |
Length | 32.44 mi (52.21 km) |
Basin features | |
Progression | southwest |
River system | Yadkin River |
Basin size | 313.37 square miles (811.6 km2) |
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The Ararat River is a tributary of the Yadkin River in southwestern Virginia and northwestern North Carolina in the United States. Via the Yadkin it is part of the watershed of the Pee Dee River, which flows to the Atlantic Ocean.
The Ararat River rises in the Blue Ridge Mountains in southwestern Patrick County, Virginia, and flows southwardly into Surry County, North Carolina, where it flows through the city of Mount Airy and joins the Yadkin River, about 5 mi (8 km) northwest of East Bend. The river is stocked with brown, brook, and rainbow trout.
Variant names
According to the Geographic Names Information System, it has also been known historically as:
- Arrat River
- Ararat Creek
- Rentfro Creek
- Rentfrows Creek
- Tarrarat River
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