| Seed Cane Creek Tributary to Ararat River | |
|---|---|
  Location of Seed Cane Creek mouth  Seed Cane Creek (the United States) | |
| Location | |
| Country | United States |
| State | North Carolina |
| County | Surry |
| Cities | Sheltontown Mount Airy |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | Faulkner Creek divide |
| • location | Sheltontown, North Carolina |
| • coordinates | 36°29′38″N 080°32′33″W / 36.49389°N 80.54250°W[1] |
| • elevation | 1,250 ft (380 m)[2] |
| Mouth | Ararat River |
• location | Mount Airy, North Carolina |
• coordinates | 36°28′43″N 080°36′01″W / 36.47861°N 80.60028°W[1] |
• elevation | 979 ft (298 m)[2] |
| Length | 3.51 mi (5.65 km)[3] |
| Basin size | 2.23 square miles (5.8 km2)[4] |
| Discharge | |
| • location | Ararat River |
| • average | 3.36 cu ft/s (0.095 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 | Storm Haven Lane, Reeves Mill Road, Kirkman Road, Wall Street, Oak Avenue, S Main Street, US 52 |
Seed Cane Creek is a 3.51 mi (5.65 km) long 2nd order tributary to the Ararat River in Surry County, North Carolina.
Course
Seed Cane Creek rises in Sheltontown, North Carolina and then flows southwest to join the Ararat River at Mount Airy.[2]
Watershed
Seed Cane Creek drains 2.23 square miles (5.8 km2) of area, receives about 47.5 in/year of precipitation, has a wetness index of 351.11, and is about 46% forested.[4]
See also
References
- 1 2 "GNIS Detail - Seed Cane Creek". geonames.usgs.gov. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 19 September 2020.
- 1 2 3 "Seed Cane 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 "Seed Cane Creek Watershed Report". US EPA Geoviewer. US EPA. Retrieved 19 September 2020.
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