Beech Creek (Stewarts Creek tributary)
| Beech Creek Tributary to Stewarts Creek | |
|---|---|
  Location of Beech Creek mouth  Beech Creek (Stewarts Creek tributary) (the United States) | |
| 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 / 36.48083°N 80.69500°W[1] |
| • elevation | 1,320 ft (400 m)[2] |
| Mouth | |
• location | Mount Airy, North Carolina |
• coordinates | 36°28′23″N 080°38′22″W / 36.47306°N 80.63944°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 |
Beech Creek is a 4.22 mi (6.79 km) long 2nd order tributary to Stewarts Creek in Surry County, North Carolina.
Variant names
[edit]According to the Geographic Names Information System, it has also been known historically as:[1]
- Beach Creek
Course
[edit]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
[edit]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
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ a b c "GNIS Detail - Beech Creek". geonames.usgs.gov. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 13 July 2021.
- ^ "Get Maps". USGS Topoview. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 13 July 2021.
- ^ a b "Get Maps". USGS Topoview. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 13 July 2021.
- ^ "ArcGIS Web Application". epa.maps.arcgis.com. US EPA. Retrieved 13 July 2021.
- ^ a b c "Beech Creek Watershed Report". US EPA Geoviewer. US EPA. Retrieved 13 July 2021.