| Caddle Creek Tributary to Ararat River | |
|---|---|
  Location of Caddle Creek mouth  Caddle Creek (Ararat River tributary) (the United States) | |
| Location | |
| Country | United States |
| State | North Carolina |
| County | Surry |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | Fisher River divide |
| • location | about 0.5 miles east of Turners Mountain |
| • coordinates | 36°25′27″N 080°39′21″W / 36.42417°N 80.65583°W[1] |
| • elevation | 1,260 ft (380 m)[2] |
| Mouth | Ararat River |
• location | about 2 miles southeast of White Plains, North Carolina |
• coordinates | 36°26′23″N 080°36′09″W / 36.43972°N 80.60250°W[1] |
• elevation | 930 ft (280 m)[2] |
| Length | 4.02 mi (6.47 km)[3] |
| Basin size | 3.85 square miles (10.0 km2)[4] |
| Discharge | |
| • location | Ararat River |
| • average | 5.85 cu ft/s (0.166 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 | Simpson Mill Road, Hickman Hollow Trail, Old Creed Road, Siloam Road |
Caddle Creek is a 4.02 mi (6.47 km) long 2nd order tributary to the Ararat River in Surry County, North Carolina.
Variant names
According to the Geographic Names Information System, it has also been known historically as:[1]
- Cadel Creek
- Cadels Creek
Course
Caddle Creek rises on the Fisher River divide about 0.5 miles east of Turner Mountain. Caddle Creek then flows east-northeast to join the Ararat River about 2 miles southeast of White Plains, North Carolina.[2]
Watershed
Caddle Creek drains 3.85 square miles (10.0 km2) of area, receives about 47.8 in/year of precipitation, has a wetness index of 316.91, and is about 51% forested.[4]
See also
References
- 1 2 3 "GNIS Detail - Caddle Creek". geonames.usgs.gov. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 20 September 2020.
- 1 2 3 "Caddle Creek Topo Map in Surry". TopoZone. Locality, LLC. Retrieved 20 September 2020.
- ↑ "ArcGIS Web Application". epa.maps.arcgis.com. US EPA. Retrieved 20 September 2020.
- 1 2 3 "Caddle Creek Watershed Report". US EPA Geoviewer. US EPA. Retrieved 20 September 2020.
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