| Ararat River | |
| Name Other: | Tributary to Yadkin River |
| Map Size: | 300 |
| Pushpin Map: | USA North Carolina |
| Pushpin Map Size: | 300 |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location of Ararat River mouth |
| Subdivision Type1: | Country |
| Subdivision Name1: | United States |
| Subdivision Type2: | State |
| Subdivision Name2: | North Carolina Virginia |
| Subdivision Type3: | Counties |
| Subdivision Name3: | Surry (NC) Patrick (Va) |
| Length: | 32.44miles[1] |
| Discharge1 Location: | Yadkin River |
| Discharge1 Avg: | 426.65cuft/s at mouth with Yadkin River[2] |
| Source1: | divide between Dan River and Ararat River |
| Source1 Location: | Bell Spur, Virginia[3] |
| Source1 Coordinates: | 36.6653°N -80.4789°W[4] |
| Source1 Elevation: | 2650feet[5] |
| Mouth: | Yadkin River |
| Mouth Location: | Siloam, North Carolina[6] |
| Mouth Coordinates: | 36.2858°N -80.5481°W[7] |
| Mouth Elevation: | 800feet[8] |
| Progression: | Yadkin River → Pee Dee River → Winyah Bay → Atlantic Ocean |
| River System: | Yadkin River |
| Basin Size: | [9] |
| Tributaries Left: | Clarks Creek Champ Creek Faulkner Creek Seed Cane Creek Rutledge Creek Stoney Creek Flat Shoal Creek Toms Creek Pilot Creek |
| Tributaries Right: | Thompson Creek Sun Run Kings Run Grogen Branch Birds Branch Doe Run Creek Owens Branch Johnson Creek Lovills Creek Stewarts Creek Caddle Creek Oldfield Creek Bull Creek Skin Cabin Creek |
The Ararat River is a tributary of the Yadkin River in southwestern Virginia and northwestern North Carolina in the United States.[10] Via the Yadkin it is part of the watershed of the Pee Dee River, which flows to the Atlantic Ocean.
The Ararat River rises in the Blue Ridge Mountains in southwestern Patrick County, Virginia,[11] and flows southwardly into Surry County, North Carolina, where it flows through the city of Mount Airy and joins the Yadkin River, about 5 mi (8 km) northwest of East Bend.[10] The river is stocked with brown, brook, and rainbow trout.
According to the Geographic Names Information System, it has also been known historically as: