Stewarts Creek (Ararat River tributary) facts for kids
Quick facts for kids Stewarts Creek |
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Location of Stewarts Creek mouth
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Other name(s) | Tributary to Ararat River |
Country | United States |
State | North Carolina Virginia |
County | Surry Carroll |
Cities | Mount Airy |
Physical characteristics | |
Main source | confluence of North and South Forks about 4 miles southwest of Pipers Gap, Virginia 2,615 ft (797 m) 36°35′50″N 080°47′13″W / 36.59722°N 80.78694°W |
River mouth | Ararat River Mount Airy, North Carolina 970 ft (300 m) 36°28′05″N 080°36′15″W / 36.46806°N 80.60417°W |
Length | 20.24 mi (32.57 km) |
Basin features | |
Progression | southeast |
River system | Yadkin River |
Basin size | 79.71 square miles (206.4 km2) |
Tributaries |
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Bridges | Chestnut Grove Road, I-74, W Imogene Church Road, Beamer Road, NC 89, Red Brush Road, US 601, Old Hwy 601, Park Drive |
Stewarts Creek is a 20.24 mi (32.57 km) long 4th order tributary to the Ararat River in Surry County, North Carolina.
Variant names
According to the Geographic Names Information System, it has also been known historically as:
- 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.
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.
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