Pauls Creek (Stewarts Creek tributary) explained

Pauls 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 Pauls Creek mouth
Pushpin Map Alt:Map of Pauls Creek mouth location
Subdivision Type1:Country
Subdivision Name1:United States
Subdivision Type2:State
Subdivision Name2:North Carolina
Virginia
Subdivision Type3:County
Subdivision Name3:Surry
Carroll County
Subdivision Type4:City
Subdivision Name4:Fancy Gap
Length:15.03miles[1]
Discharge1 Location:Stewarts Creek
Discharge1 Avg:47.48cuft/s at mouth with Stewarts Creek[2]
Source1:unnamed tributary to Reed Island Creek divide
Source1 Location:Fancy Gap, Virginia
Source1 Coordinates:36.6539°N -80.6678°W[3]
Source1 Elevation:2800feet[4]
Mouth Location:about 1 mile west of Toast, North Carolina
Mouth Coordinates:36.5039°N -80.6678°W
Mouth Elevation:1040feet[5]
Progression:Stewarts CreekArarat RiverYadkin RiverPee Dee RiverWinyah BayAtlantic Ocean
River System:Yadkin River
Tributaries Left:Yankee Branch
Brushy Fork
Tributaries Right:Garners Creek
Little Pauls Creek
Bridges:US 52, Rocky Ford Road (x2), Pauls Creek Road, Flower Gap Road, Peakview Road, Apple Ridge Road, Reinhardt Lane, Brushy Fork Road, Miller Road, Pipers Gap Road, Sparger Road

Pauls Creek is a 15.03miles long 3rd 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

Pauls Creek rises at Fancy Gap, Virginia, in Carroll County and then flows south-southeast into Surry County, North Carolina to join Stewarts Creek about 1 mile west of Toast, North Carolina.[5]

Watershed

Pauls Creek drains of area, receives about 50.4 in/year of precipitation, has a wetness index of 318.13, and is about 65% forested.[2]

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: ArcGIS Web Application . epa.maps.arcgis.com . US EPA . 18 July 2021.
  2. Web site: Pauls Creek Watershed Report . US EPA Geoviewer . US EPA . 19 July 2021.
  3. Web site: GNIS Detail - Pauls Creek . geonames.usgs.gov . US Geological Survey . 19 July 2021.
  4. Web site: Get Maps . USGS Topoview . US Geological Survey . 19 July 2021 . en.
  5. Web site: Get Maps . USGS Topoview . US Geological Survey . 19 July 2021 . en.