Stewarts Creek (Ararat River tributary)
Stream in North Carolina, USA
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Stewarts Creek is a 20.24 mi (32.57 km) long 4th order tributary to the Ararat River in Surry County, North Carolina.
| Stewarts Creek Tributary to Ararat River | |
|---|---|
  Location of Stewarts Creek mouth  Stewarts Creek (Ararat River tributary) (the United States) | |
| Location | |
| Country | United States |
| State | North Carolina Virginia |
| County | Surry Carroll |
| Cities | Mount Airy |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | confluence of North and South Forks |
| • location | about 4 miles southwest of Pipers Gap, Virginia |
| • coordinates | 36°35′50″N 080°47′13″W[1] |
| • elevation | 2,615 ft (797 m)[2] |
| Mouth | Ararat River |
• location | Mount Airy, North Carolina |
• coordinates | 36°28′05″N 080°36′15″W[1] |
• elevation | 970 ft (300 m)[2] |
| Length | 20.24 mi (32.57 km)[3] |
Basin size | 79.71 square miles (206.4 km2)[4] |
| Discharge | |
| • location | Ararat River |
| • average | 120.96 cu ft/s (3.425 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 | North Fork Stewarts Creek Turkey Creek Naked Run Stony Creek Benson Creek Pauls Creek |
| • right | South Fork Stewarts Creek Flat Creek Moores Fork Turners Creek Beech Creek Burkes 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 |
Variant names
According to the Geographic Names Information System, it has also been known historically as:[1]
- 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.[2]
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.[4]
