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 Creek → Ararat River → Yadkin River → Pee Dee River → Winyah Bay → Atlantic 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.
According to the Geographic Names Information System, it has also been known historically as:[3]
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]
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]