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Stewarts Creek
Map of Stewarts Creek mouth location
Map of Stewarts Creek mouth location
Map of Stewarts Creek mouth location
Map of Stewarts Creek mouth location
Location of Stewarts Creek mouth
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 / 36.59722; -80.78694
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 / 36.46806; -80.60417
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
  • Left:
    North Fork Stewarts Creek
    Turkey Creek
    Naked Run
    Stony Creek
    Benton Creek
  • Right:
    South Fork Stewarts Creek
    Flat Creek
    Beech Creek
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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