Flat Shoal Creek (Ararat River tributary)
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CountryUnited States
StateNorth Carolina
CountySurry
SourceStoney Creek divide on south side of Chestnut Ridge
| Flat Shoal Creek Tributary to Ararat River | |
|---|---|
  Location of Flat Shoal Creek mouth  Flat Shoal Creek (Ararat River tributary) (the United States) | |
| Location | |
| Country | United States |
| State | North Carolina |
| County | Surry |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | Stoney Creek divide on south side of Chestnut Ridge |
| • location | about 4 miles southeast of Sheltontown, North Carolina |
| • coordinates | 36°28′11″N 080°30′54″W / 36.46972°N 80.51500°W[1] |
| • elevation | 1,438 ft (438 m)[2] |
| Mouth | Ararat River |
• location | Ararat, North Carolina |
• coordinates | 36°24′18″N 080°33′42″W / 36.40500°N 80.56167°W[1] |
• elevation | 890 ft (270 m)[2] |
| Length | 7.97 mi (12.83 km)[3] |
| Basin size | 8.88 square miles (23.0 km2)[4] |
| Discharge | |
| • location | Ararat River |
| • average | 12.81 cu ft/s (0.363 m3/s) at mouth with Ararat River[4] |
| Basin features | |
| Progression | Ararat River → Yadkin River → Pee Dee River → Winyah Bay → Atlantic Ocean |
| River system | Yadkin River |
| Tributaries | |
| • left | unnamed tributaries |
| • right | unnamed tributaries |
| Bridges | Old Farm Trail, Armstrong Road, Simmons Grove Church Road, Simmons Road, Beck Lane, US 52, Old US 52, Long Hill Road, Ararat-Longhill Road |
Flat Shoal Creek is a 7.97 mi (12.83 km) long 3rd order tributary to the Ararat River in Surry County, North Carolina.
Flat Shoal Creek rises on the Stoney Creek divide (south side of Chestnut Ridge) about 4 miles southeast of Sheltontown, North Carolina. Flat Shoal Creek then flows south before turning southwest to join the Ararat River at Ararat, North Carolina.[2]