Pauls Creek is a 15.03 mi (24.19 km) long 3rd order tributary to Stewarts Creek in Surry County, North Carolina.

Pauls Creek Tributary to Stewarts Creek
Location of Pauls Creek mouth Show map of North Carolina Pauls Creek (Stewarts Creek tributary) (the United States) Show map of the United States
Location
Country	United States
State	North Carolina Virginia
County	Surry Carroll County
City	Fancy Gap
Physical characteristics
Source	unnamed tributary to Reed Island Creek divide
• location	Fancy Gap, Virginia
• coordinates	36°39′14″N 080°40′04″W[1]
• elevation	2,800 ft (850 m)[2]
Mouth
• location	about 1 mile west of Toast, North Carolina
• coordinates	36°30′14″N 080°40′04″W[1]
• elevation	1,040 ft (320 m)[3]
Length	15.03 mi (24.19 km)[4]
Basin size	28.62 square miles (74.1 km2)[5]
Discharge
• location	Stewarts Creek
• average	47.48 cu ft/s (1.344 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	Yankee Branch Brushy Fork
• right	Garners Creek Little Pauls Creek
Bridges	US 52, Rocky Ford Road (x2), Pauls Creek Road, Flower Gap Road, Peakview Road, Apple Ridge Road, Reinhardt Lane, Brushy Fork Road, Miller Road, Pipers Gap Road, Sparger Road

Variant names

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

• Garners Creek
• Little Pauls Creek

Course

Pauls Creek rises at Fancy Gap, Virginia, in Carroll County and then flows south-southeast into Surry County, North Carolina to join Stewarts Creek about 1 mile west of Toast, North Carolina.[3]

Watershed

Pauls Creek drains 28.62 square miles (74.1 km²) of area, receives about 50.4 in/year of precipitation, has a wetness index of 318.13, and is about 65% forested.[5]

See also

• List of Rivers of North Carolina
• List of Rivers of Virginia

References