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Pilot Creek (Ararat River tributary)

Pilot Creek is a 5.44 mi (8.75 km) long 2nd order tributary to the Ararat River in Surry County, North Carolina.

Course

Pilot Creek rises in a pond on the Chinquapin Creek divide about 0.25 miles southeast of Pilot Mountain, North Carolina. Pilot Creek then flows southwesterly to join the Ararat River about 5 miles east of Pine Hill, North Carolina.[2]

Watershed

Pilot Creek drains 7.19 square miles (18.6 km2) of area, receives about 47.8 in/year of precipitation, has a wetness index of 325.23, and is about 60% forested.[4]

See also

References

  1. ^ a b "GNIS Detail - Pilot Creek". geonames.usgs.gov. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 21 September 2020.
  2. ^ a b c "Pilot Creek Topo Map in Surry". TopoZone. Locality, LLC. Retrieved 21 September 2020.
  3. ^ "ArcGIS Web Application". epa.maps.arcgis.com. US EPA. Retrieved 21 September 2020.
  4. ^ a b c "Pilot Creek Watershed Report". US EPA Geoviewer. US EPA. Retrieved 21 September 2020.