Oldfield 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 Oldfield Creek mouth |
Pushpin Map Alt: | Map of Oldfield Creek mouth location |
Subdivision Type1: | Country |
Subdivision Name1: | United States |
Subdivision Type2: | State |
Subdivision Name2: | North Carolina |
Subdivision Type3: | County |
Subdivision Name3: | Surry |
Length: | 2.98miles[1] |
Discharge1 Location: | Ararat River |
Discharge1 Avg: | 3.53cuft/s at mouth with Ararat River[2] |
Source1: | divide of unnamed tributary to Ararat River |
Source1 Location: | pond about 2 miles northeast of Black Water, North Carolina |
Source1 Coordinates: | 36.4106°N -80.6111°W[3] |
Source1 Elevation: | 1220feet[4] |
Mouth: | Ararat River |
Mouth Location: | about 1.5 miles northwest of Ararat, North Carolina |
Mouth Coordinates: | 36.4175°N -80.5694°W |
Mouth Elevation: | 895feet |
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: | Creed Road, Little Mountain Church Road, Creek Lane, Charles Beck Lane, Radar Road |
Oldfield Creek is a 2.98miles long 2nd order tributary to the Ararat River in Surry County, North Carolina.
Oldfield Creek rises in a pond on the divide of an unnamed tributary to the Ararat River about 2 miles northeast of Black Water, North Carolina. Oldfield Creek then flows east-northeast to join the Ararat River about 1.5 miles northwest of Ararat, North Carolina.[4]
Oldfield Creek drains of area, receives about 47.7 in/year of precipitation, has a wetness index of 341.49, and is about 45% forested.[2]