Flat Shoal Creek is a 7.97 mi (12.83 km) long 3rd order tributary to the Ararat River in Surry County, North Carolina.

Flat Shoal Creek Tributary to Ararat River
Location of Flat Shoal Creek mouth Show map of North Carolina Flat Shoal Creek (Ararat River tributary) (the United States) Show map of the United States
Location
Country	United States
State	North Carolina
County	Surry
Physical characteristics
Source	Stoney Creek divide on south side of Chestnut Ridge
• location	about 4 miles southeast of Sheltontown, North Carolina
• coordinates	36°28′11″N 080°30′54″W[1]
• elevation	1,438 ft (438 m)[2]
Mouth	Ararat River
• location	Ararat, North Carolina
• coordinates	36°24′18″N 080°33′42″W[1]
• elevation	890 ft (270 m)[2]
Length	7.97 mi (12.83 km)[3]
Basin size	8.88 square miles (23.0 km2)[4]
Discharge
• location	Ararat River
• average	12.81 cu ft/s (0.363 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	Old Farm Trail, Armstrong Road, Simmons Grove Church Road, Simmons Road, Beck Lane, US 52, Old US 52, Long Hill Road, Ararat-Longhill Road

Course

Flat Shoal Creek rises on the Stoney Creek divide (south side of Chestnut Ridge) about 4 miles southeast of Sheltontown, North Carolina. Flat Shoal Creek then flows south before turning southwest to join the Ararat River at Ararat, North Carolina.[2]

Watershed

Flat Shoal Creek drains 8.88 square miles (23.0 km²) of area, receives about 47.9 in/year of precipitation, has a wetness index of 341.81, and is about 53% forested.[4]

See also

• List of rivers of North Carolina

References