Skin Cabin Creek Explained

Skin Cabin 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 Skin Cabin Creek mouth
Pushpin Map Alt:Map of Skin Cabin Creek mouth location
Subdivision Type1:Country
Subdivision Name1:United States
Subdivision Type2:State
Subdivision Name2:North Carolina
Subdivision Type3:County
Subdivision Name3:Surry
Length:3.34miles[1]
Discharge1 Location:Ararat River
Discharge1 Avg:4.1cuft/s at mouth with Ararat River[2]
Source1:divide of unnamed tributary to Ararat River
Source1 Location:pond at Pine Hill, North Carolina
Source1 Coordinates:36.3506°N -80.5811°W[3]
Source1 Elevation:1110feet[4]
Mouth:Ararat River
Mouth Location:about 3 miles southeast of Pine Hill, North Carolina
Mouth Coordinates:36.3336°N -80.5472°W
Mouth Elevation:815feet
Progression:Ararat RiverYadkin RiverPee Dee RiverWinyah BayAtlantic Ocean
River System:Yadkin River
Tributaries Left:unnamed tributaries
Tributaries Right:unnamed tributaries
Bridges:Stanford Church Road

Skin Cabin Creek is a 3.34miles long 1st order tributary to the Ararat River in Surry County, North Carolina. This is the only stream of this name in the United States.[3]

Course

Skin Cabin Creek rises in a pond on the divide of an unnamed tributary to the Ararat River at Pine Hill, North Carolina. Skin Cabin Creek then flows south and then east to join the Ararat River about 3 miles southeast of Pine Hill.[4]

Watershed

Skin Cabin Creek drains of area, receives about 47.5 in/year of precipitation, has a wetness index of 314.53, and is about 62% forested.[2]

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: ArcGIS Web Application . epa.maps.arcgis.com . US EPA . 21 September 2020.
  2. Web site: Skin Cabin Creek Watershed Report . US EPA Geoviewer . US EPA . 21 September 2020.
  3. Web site: GNIS Detail - Skin Cabin Creek . geonames.usgs.gov . US Geological Survey . 21 September 2020.
  4. Web site: Skin Cabin Creek Topo Map in Surry . TopoZone . Locality, LLC . 21 September 2020 . en.