Stewarts Creek | |
Name Other: | Tributary to Ararat River |
Map Size: | 300 |
Pushpin Map: | USA North Carolina#USA |
Pushpin Map Size: | 300 |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location of Stewarts Creek mouth |
Pushpin Map Alt: | Map of Stewarts Creek mouth location |
Subdivision Type1: | Country |
Subdivision Name1: | United States |
Subdivision Type2: | State |
Subdivision Name2: | North Carolina Virginia |
Subdivision Type3: | County |
Subdivision Name3: | Surry Carroll |
Subdivision Type4: | Cities |
Subdivision Name4: | Mount Airy |
Length: | 20.24miles[1] |
Discharge1 Location: | Ararat River |
Discharge1 Avg: | 120.96cuft/s at mouth with Ararat River[2] |
Source1: | confluence of North and South Forks |
Source1 Location: | about 4 miles southwest of Pipers Gap, Virginia |
Source1 Coordinates: | 36.5972°N -80.7869°W[3] |
Source1 Elevation: | 2615feet[4] |
Mouth: | Ararat River |
Mouth Location: | Mount Airy, North Carolina |
Mouth Coordinates: | 36.4681°N -80.6042°W |
Mouth Elevation: | 970feet |
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 |
Tributaries 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 |
Stewarts Creek is a 20.24miles long 4th order tributary to the Ararat River in Surry County, North Carolina.
According to the Geographic Names Information System, it has also been known historically as:[3]
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.[4]
Stewarts Creek drains of area, receives about 49.5 in/year of precipitation, has a wetness index of 333.21, and is about 57% forested.[2]