Beech Creek is a 4.22 mi (6.79 km) long 2nd order tributary to Stewarts Creek in Surry County, North Carolina.

Beech Creek Tributary to Stewarts Creek
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Location
Country	United States
State	North Carolina
County	Surry
City	Mount Airy
Physical characteristics
Source	Cooks Creek divide
• location	pond about 0.25 miles north of Red Brush, North Carolina
• coordinates	36°28′51″N 080°41′42″W[1]
• elevation	1,320 ft (400 m)[2]
Mouth
• location	Mount Airy, North Carolina
• coordinates	36°28′23″N 080°38′22″W[1]
• elevation	1,000 ft (300 m)[3]
Length	4.22 mi (6.79 km)[4]
Basin size	3.07 square miles (8.0 km2)[5]
Discharge
• location	Stewarts Creek
• average	4.63 cu ft/s (0.131 m3/s) at mouth with Stewarts Creek[5]
Basin features
Progression	Stewarts Creek → Ararat River → Yadkin River → Pee Dee River → Winyah Bay → Atlantic Ocean
River system	Yadkin River
Tributaries
• left	unnamed tributaries
• right	unnamed tributaries
Bridges	Blackthorn Lane, Beechnut Lane, George Chandler Road, W Old McKinney Road, McKinney Road, Piedmont Triad West Road

Variant names

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

• Beach Creek

Course

Beech Creek rises in a pond about 0.25 miles south of Red Brush, North Carolina, in Surry County and then flows east-southeast to join Stewarts Creek on the west side of Mount Airy, North Carolina.[3]

Watershed

Beech Creek drains 3.07 square miles (8.0 km²) of area, receives about 47.5 in/year of precipitation, has a wetness index of 366.84, and is about 28% forested.[5]

See also

• List of Rivers of North Carolina

References