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Stewarts Creek (Ararat River tributary)

Stewarts Creek is a 20.24 mi (32.57 km) long 4th 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]

  • Bledsoe Creek
  • Stewart Creek
  • Stuarts Creek

Course

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.[2]

Watershed

Stewarts Creek drains 79.71 square miles (206.4 km2) of area, receives about 49.5 in/year of precipitation, has a wetness index of 333.21, and is about 57% forested.[4]

See also

References

  1. ^ a b c "GNIS Detail - Stewarts Creek". geonames.usgs.gov. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 19 September 2020.
  2. ^ a b c "Stewarts Creek Topo Map in Surry". 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 "Stewarts Creek Watershed Report". US EPA Geoviewer. US EPA. Retrieved 19 September 2020.