Flat Shoal Creek (Ararat River tributary)
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Flat Shoal Creek Tributary to Ararat River | |
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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°WCoordinates: 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.
Course
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]
Watershed
Flat Shoal Creek drains 8.88 square miles (23.0 km2) of area, receives about 47.9 in/year of precipitation, has a wetness index of 341.81, and is about 53% forested.[4]
See also
References
- ^ a b "GNIS Detail - Flat Shoal Creek". geonames.usgs.gov. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 20 September 2020.
- ^ a b c "Flat Shoal Creek Topo Map in Surry". TopoZone. Locality, LLC. Retrieved 20 September 2020.
- ^ "ArcGIS Web Application". epa.maps.arcgis.com. US EPA. Retrieved 20 September 2020.
- ^ a b c "Flat Shoal Creek Watershed Report". US EPA Geoviewer. US EPA. Retrieved 20 September 2020.