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Flat Shoal Creek (Ararat River tributary)

Coordinates: 36°24′18″N 080°33′42″W / 36.40500°N 80.56167°W / 36.40500; -80.56167
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Flat Shoal Creek
Tributary to Ararat River
Map of Flat Shoal Creek mouth location
Map of Flat Shoal Creek mouth location
Location of Flat Shoal Creek mouth
Map of Flat Shoal Creek mouth location
Map of Flat Shoal Creek mouth location
Flat Shoal Creek (Ararat River tributary) (the United States)
Location
CountryUnited States
StateNorth Carolina
CountySurry
Physical characteristics
SourceStoney Creek divide on south side of Chestnut Ridge
 • locationabout 4 miles southeast of Sheltontown, North Carolina
 • coordinates36°28′11″N 080°30′54″W / 36.46972°N 80.51500°W / 36.46972; -80.51500[1]
 • elevation1,438 ft (438 m)[2]
MouthArarat River
 • location
Ararat, North Carolina
 • coordinates
36°24′18″N 080°33′42″W / 36.40500°N 80.56167°W / 36.40500; -80.56167[1]
 • elevation
890 ft (270 m)[2]
Length7.97 mi (12.83 km)[3]
Basin size8.88 square miles (23.0 km2)[4]
Discharge 
 • locationArarat River
 • average12.81 cu ft/s (0.363 m3/s) at mouth with Ararat River[4]
Basin features
ProgressionArarat RiverYadkin RiverPee Dee RiverWinyah BayAtlantic Ocean
River systemYadkin River
Tributaries 
 • leftunnamed tributaries
 • rightunnamed tributaries
BridgesOld Farm Trail, Armstrong Road, Simmons Grove Church Road, Simmons Road, Beck Lane, US 52, Old US 52, Long Hill Road, Ararat-Longhill Road


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

Course

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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

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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

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References

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  1. ^ a b "GNIS Detail - Flat Shoal Creek". geonames.usgs.gov. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 20 September 2020.
  2. ^ a b c "Flat Shoal Creek Topo Map in Surry". TopoZone. Locality, LLC. Retrieved 20 September 2020.
  3. ^ "ArcGIS Web Application". epa.maps.arcgis.com. US EPA. Retrieved 20 September 2020.
  4. ^ a b c "Flat Shoal Creek Watershed Report". US EPA Geoviewer. US EPA. Retrieved 20 September 2020.