Burkes Creek | |
Name Other: | Tributary to Stewarts Creek |
Map Size: | 300 |
Pushpin Map: | USA North Carolina#USA |
Pushpin Map Size: | 300 |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location of Burkes Creek mouth |
Pushpin Map Alt: | Map of Burkes Creek mouth location |
Subdivision Type1: | Country |
Subdivision Name1: | United States |
Subdivision Type2: | State |
Subdivision Name2: | North Carolina |
Subdivision Type3: | County |
Subdivision Name3: | Surry |
Length: | 2.48miles[1] |
Discharge1 Location: | Stewarts Creek |
Discharge1 Avg: | 4.46cuft/s at mouth with Stewarts Creek[2] |
Source1: | Jackson Creek divide |
Source1 Location: | pond about 3 miles northwest of White Plains, North Carolina |
Source1 Coordinates: | 36.4553°N -80.6686°W[3] |
Source1 Elevation: | 1220feet[4] |
Mouth Location: | about 0.5 miles southwest of Mount Airy, North Carolina |
Mouth Coordinates: | 36.4553°N -80.6686°W |
Mouth Elevation: | 991feet[5] |
Progression: | Stewarts Creek → Ararat River → Yadkin River → Pee Dee River → Winyah Bay → Atlantic Ocean |
River System: | Yadkin River |
Tributaries Left: | unnamed tributaries |
Tributaries Right: | unnamed tributaries |
Bridges: | I-74, McKinney Road, Piedmont Triad West Drive, Scott Bunker Road |
Burkes Creek is a 2.48miles long 2nd order tributary to Stewarts Creek in Surry County, North Carolina.
Burkes Creek rises in a pond about 3 miles northwest of White Plains, North Carolina, in Surry County and then flows east-northeast to join Stewarts Creek about 0.5 miles southwest of Mount Airy, North Carolina.[5]
Burkes Creek drains of area, receives about 47.5 in/year of precipitation, has a wetness index of 376.00, and is about 25% forested.[2]