Stewarts Creek is a 20.24 mi (32.57 km) long 4th order tributary to the Ararat River in Surry County, North Carolina.

Stewarts Creek Tributary to Ararat River
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Location
Country	United States
State	North Carolina Virginia
County	Surry Carroll
Cities	Mount Airy
Physical characteristics
Source	confluence of North and South Forks
• location	about 4 miles southwest of Pipers Gap, Virginia
• coordinates	36°35′50″N 080°47′13″W[1]
• elevation	2,615 ft (797 m)[2]
Mouth	Ararat River
• location	Mount Airy, North Carolina
• coordinates	36°28′05″N 080°36′15″W[1]
• elevation	970 ft (300 m)[2]
Length	20.24 mi (32.57 km)[3]
Basin size	79.71 square miles (206.4 km2)[4]
Discharge
• location	Ararat River
• average	120.96 cu ft/s (3.425 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	North Fork Stewarts Creek Turkey Creek Naked Run Stony Creek Benson Creek Pauls Creek
• right	South Fork Stewarts Creek Flat Creek Moores Fork Turners Creek Beech Creek Burkes Creek
Bridges	Chestnut Grove Road, I-74, W Imogene Church Road, Beamer Road, NC 89, Red Brush Road, US 601, Old Hwy 601, Park Drive

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

• List of rivers of North Carolina

References