Oldfield Creek (Ararat River tributary)
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Oldfield Creek Tributary to Ararat River | |
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Location | |
Country | United States |
State | North Carolina |
County | Surry |
Physical characteristics | |
Source | divide of unnamed tributary to Ararat River |
• location | pond about 2 miles northeast of Black Water, North Carolina |
• coordinates | 36°24′38″N 080°36′40″W / 36.41056°N 80.61111°W[1] |
• elevation | 1,220 ft (370 m)[2] |
Mouth | Ararat River |
• location | about 1.5 miles northwest of Ararat, North Carolina |
• coordinates | 36°25′03″N 080°34′10″W / 36.41750°N 80.56944°WCoordinates: 36°25′03″N 080°34′10″W / 36.41750°N 80.56944°W[1] |
• elevation | 895 ft (273 m)[2] |
Length | 2.98 mi (4.80 km)[3] |
Basin size | 2.31 square miles (6.0 km2)[4] |
Discharge | |
• location | Ararat River |
• average | 3.53 cu ft/s (0.100 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 | Creed Road, Little Mountain Church Road, Creek Lane, Charles Beck Lane, Radar Road |
Oldfield Creek is a 2.98 mi (4.80 km) long 2nd order tributary to the Ararat River in Surry County, North Carolina.
Course
Oldfield Creek rises in a pond on the divide of an unnamed tributary to the Ararat River about 2 miles northeast of Black Water, North Carolina. Oldfield Creek then flows east-northeast to join the Ararat River about 1.5 miles northwest of Ararat, North Carolina.[2]
Watershed
Oldfield Creek drains 2.31 square miles (6.0 km2) of area, receives about 47.7 in/year of precipitation, has a wetness index of 341.49, and is about 45% forested.[4]
See also
References
- ^ a b "GNIS Detail - Oldfield Creek". geonames.usgs.gov. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 20 September 2020.
- ^ a b c "Oldfield 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 "Oldfield Creek Watershed Report". US EPA Geoviewer. US EPA. Retrieved 20 September 2020.