| Flat Shoal Creek | |
| Name Other: | Tributary to Ararat River |
| Map Size: | 300 |
| Pushpin Map: | USA North Carolina#USA |
| Pushpin Map Size: | 300 |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location of Flat Shoal Creek mouth |
| Pushpin Map Alt: | Map of Flat Shoal Creek mouth location |
| Subdivision Type1: | Country |
| Subdivision Name1: | United States |
| Subdivision Type2: | State |
| Subdivision Name2: | North Carolina |
| Subdivision Type3: | County |
| Subdivision Name3: | Surry |
| Length: | 7.97miles[1] |
| Discharge1 Location: | Ararat River |
| Discharge1 Avg: | 12.81cuft/s at mouth with Ararat River[2] |
| Source1: | Stoney Creek divide on south side of Chestnut Ridge |
| Source1 Location: | about 4 miles southeast of Sheltontown, North Carolina |
| Source1 Coordinates: | 36.4697°N -80.515°W[3] |
| Source1 Elevation: | 1438feet[4] |
| Mouth: | Ararat River |
| Mouth Location: | Ararat, North Carolina |
| Mouth Coordinates: | 36.405°N -80.5617°W |
| Mouth Elevation: | 890feet |
| Progression: | Ararat River → Yadkin River → Pee Dee River → Winyah Bay → Atlantic Ocean |
| River System: | Yadkin River |
| Tributaries Left: | unnamed tributaries |
| Tributaries Right: | unnamed tributaries |
| Bridges: | Old Farm Trail, Armstrong Road, Simmons Grove Church Road, Simmons Road, Beck Lane, US 52, Old US 52, Long Hill Road, Ararat-Longhill Road |
Flat Shoal Creek is a 7.97miles long 3rd order tributary to the Ararat River in Surry County, North Carolina.
Flat Shoal Creek rises on the Stoney Creek divide (south side of Chestnut Ridge) about 4 miles southeast of Sheltontown, North Carolina. Flat Shoal Creek then flows south before turning southwest to join the Ararat River at Ararat, North Carolina.[4]
Flat Shoal Creek drains of area, receives about 47.9 in/year of precipitation, has a wetness index of 341.81, and is about 53% forested.[2]