Oldfield Creek (Ararat River tributary) facts for kids
Quick facts for kids Oldfield Creek |
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Location of Oldfield Creek mouth
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Other name(s) | Tributary to Ararat River |
Country | United States |
State | North Carolina |
County | Surry |
Physical characteristics | |
Main source | divide of unnamed tributary to Ararat River pond about 2 miles northeast of Black Water, North Carolina 1,220 ft (370 m) 36°24′38″N 080°36′40″W / 36.41056°N 80.61111°W |
River mouth | Ararat River about 1.5 miles northwest of Ararat, North Carolina 895 ft (273 m) 36°25′03″N 080°34′10″W / 36.41750°N 80.56944°W |
Length | 2.98 mi (4.80 km) |
Basin features | |
Progression | east-northeast |
River system | Yadkin River |
Basin size | 2.31 square miles (6.0 km2) |
Tributaries |
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Bridges | Creed Road, Little Mountain Church Road, Creek Lane, Charles Beck Lane, Radar Road |
Oldfield Creek is a 2.98 mi (4.80 km) long 2nd order tributary to the Ararat River in Surry County, North Carolina.
Course
Oldfield Creek rises in a pond on the divide of an unnamed tributary to the Ararat River about 2 miles northeast of Black Water, North Carolina. Oldfield Creek then flows east-northeast to join the Ararat River about 1.5 miles northwest of Ararat, North Carolina.
Watershed
Oldfield Creek drains 2.31 square miles (6.0 km2) of area, receives about 47.7 in/year of precipitation, has a wetness index of 341.49, and is about 45% forested.
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