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Johnson Creek (Ararat River tributary)

Johnson Creek is a 10.71 mi (17.24 km) long 2nd order tributary to the Ararat River in Surry County, North Carolina.

Variant names

According to the Geographic Names Information System, it has also been known historically as:[1]

  • Johnstons Creek

Course

Johnson Creek rises on the Grassy Creek divide at Orchard Gap in Carroll County, Virginia. Johnson Creek then flows south-southeast into Patrick County, Virginia and continues to Surry County, North Carolina to join the Ararat River about 0.1 miles southwest of Sulphur Springs.[2]

Watershed

Johnson Creek drains 18.60 square miles (48.2 km2) of area, receives about 50.0 in/year of precipitation, has a wetness index of 305.34, and is about 71% forested.[4]

See also

References

  1. ^ a b c "GNIS Detail - Johnson Creek". geonames.usgs.gov. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 19 September 2020.
  2. ^ a b c "East Fork Johnson Creek Topo Map in Patrick". TopoZone. Locality, LLC. Retrieved 19 September 2020.
  3. ^ "ArcGIS Web Application". epa.maps.arcgis.com. US EPA. Retrieved 19 September 2020.
  4. ^ a b c "Johnson Creek Watershed Report". US EPA Geoviewer. US EPA. Retrieved 19 September 2020.