Beech Creek (Stewarts Creek tributary) explained

Beech Creek
Name Other:Tributary to Stewarts Creek
Map Size:300
Pushpin Map:USA North Carolina#USA
Pushpin Map Size:300
Pushpin Map Caption:Location of Beech Creek mouth
Pushpin Map Alt:Map of Beech Creek mouth location
Subdivision Type1:Country
Subdivision Name1:United States
Subdivision Type2:State
Subdivision Name2:North Carolina
Subdivision Type3:County
Subdivision Name3:Surry
Subdivision Type4:City
Subdivision Name4:Mount Airy
Length:4.22miles[1]
Discharge1 Location:Stewarts Creek
Discharge1 Avg:4.63cuft/s at mouth with Stewarts Creek[2]
Source1:Cooks Creek divide
Source1 Location:pond about 0.25 miles north of Red Brush, North Carolina
Source1 Coordinates:36.4808°N -80.695°W[3]
Source1 Elevation:1320feet[4]
Mouth Location:Mount Airy, North Carolina
Mouth Coordinates:36.4731°N -80.6394°W
Mouth Elevation:1000feet[5]
Progression:Stewarts CreekArarat RiverYadkin RiverPee Dee RiverWinyah BayAtlantic Ocean
River System:Yadkin River
Tributaries Left:unnamed tributaries
Tributaries Right:unnamed tributaries
Bridges:Blackthorn Lane, Beechnut Lane, George Chandler Road, W Old McKinney Road, McKinney Road, Piedmont Triad West Road

Beech Creek is a 4.22miles long 2nd order tributary to Stewarts Creek in Surry County, North Carolina.

Variant names

According to the Geographic Names Information System, it has also been known historically as:[3]

Course

Beech Creek rises in a pond about 0.25 miles south of Red Brush, North Carolina, in Surry County and then flows east-southeast to join Stewarts Creek on the west side of Mount Airy, North Carolina.[5]

Watershed

Beech Creek drains of area, receives about 47.5 in/year of precipitation, has a wetness index of 366.84, and is about 28% forested.[2]

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: ArcGIS Web Application . epa.maps.arcgis.com . US EPA . 13 July 2021.
  2. Web site: Beech Creek Watershed Report . US EPA Geoviewer . US EPA . 13 July 2021.
  3. Web site: GNIS Detail - Beech Creek . geonames.usgs.gov . US Geological Survey . 13 July 2021.
  4. Web site: Get Maps . USGS Topoview . US Geological Survey . 13 July 2021 . en.
  5. Web site: Get Maps . USGS Topoview . US Geological Survey . 13 July 2021 . en.