| Champ Creek Tributary to Ararat River | |
|---|---|
  Location of Champ Creek mouth  Champ Creek (the United States) | |
| Location | |
| Country | United States |
| State | North Carolina |
| County | Surry |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | Faulkner Creek divide |
| • location | pond about 2 miles east of Mount Airy, North Carolina |
| • coordinates | 36°31′27″N 080°35′04″W / 36.52417°N 80.58444°W[1] |
| • elevation | 1,270 ft (390 m)[2] |
| Mouth | Ararat River |
• location | about 0.5 miles northeast of Mount Airy, North Carolina |
• coordinates | 36°31′09″N 080°35′06″W / 36.51917°N 80.58500°W[1] |
• elevation | 1,035 ft (315 m)[2] |
| Length | 3.37 mi (5.42 km)[3] |
| Basin size | 2.95 square miles (7.6 km2)[4] |
| Discharge | |
| • location | Ararat River |
| • average | 4.51 cu ft/s (0.128 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 | Stardust Trail, Duck Hollow Trail, Arrington Lane, Graystone Road, McBride Road, State Road |
Champ Creek is a 3.37 mi (5.42 km) long 1st order tributary to the Ararat River in Surry County, North Carolina. This stream is the only one of its name in the United States.
Course
Champ Creek rises in a pond on the Faulkner Creek divide about 2 miles east of Mount Airy, North Carolina. Champ Creek then flows southwest to join the Ararat River about 0.5 miles northeast of Mount Airy.[2]
Watershed
Champ Creek drains 2.95 square miles (7.6 km2) of area, receives about 47.8 in/year of precipitation, has a wetness index of 337.25, and is about 51% forested.[4]
See also
References
- 1 2 "GNIS Detail - Champ Creek". geonames.usgs.gov. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 19 September 2020.
- 1 2 3 "Champ Creek Topo Map in Surry". TopoZone. Locality, LLC. Retrieved 19 September 2020.
- ↑ "ArcGIS Web Application". epa.maps.arcgis.com. US EPA. Retrieved 19 September 2020.
- 1 2 3 "Champ Creek Watershed Report". US EPA Geoviewer. US EPA. Retrieved 19 September 2020.
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