Toms Creek (Ararat River tributary) explained

Toms 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 Toms Creek mouth
Pushpin Map Alt:Map of Toms Creek mouth location
Subdivision Type1:Country
Subdivision Name1:United States
Subdivision Type2:State
Subdivision Name2:North Carolina
Subdivision Type3:County
Subdivision Name3:Surry
Length:16.1miles[1]
Discharge1 Location:Ararat River
Discharge1 Avg:52.95cuft/s at mouth with Ararat River[2]
Source1:Big Creek divide
Source1 Location:about 0.25 miles west of Woodville, North Carolina
Source1 Coordinates:36.5017°N -80.4858°W[3]
Source1 Elevation:1390feet[4]
Mouth:Ararat River
Mouth Location:about 5 miles northeast of Pine Hill, North Carolina
Mouth Coordinates:36.3742°N -80.5392°W
Mouth Elevation:878feet
Progression:Ararat RiverYadkin RiverPee Dee RiverWinyah BayAtlantic Ocean
River System:Yadkin River
Tributaries Left:Chinquapin Creek
Heatherly Creek
Tributaries Right:unnamed tributaries
Waterbodies:Loves Lake
Bridges:Cain Road, Alei Lane, Toms Creek Church Road, Galloway Ridge Trail, Cleo Cain Road, Jessup Grove Church Road, Matthews Road, US 52, W Dodson Mill Road, Cliffside Trail, Toms Creek Road

Toms Creek is a 16.1miles long 4th order tributary to the Ararat River in Surry County, North Carolina.

Course

Toms Creek rises on the Big Creek divide about 0.25 miles west of Woodville, North Carolina. Toms Creek then flows south before turning southwest to join the Ararat River at about 5 miles northeast of Pine Hill.[4]

Watershed

Toms Creek drains of area, receives about 48.1 in/year of precipitation, has a wetness index of 348.20, and is about 58% forested.[2]

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: ArcGIS Web Application . epa.maps.arcgis.com . US EPA . 20 September 2020.
  2. Web site: Toms Creek Watershed Report . US EPA Geoviewer . US EPA . 20 September 2020.
  3. Web site: GNIS Detail - Toms Creek . geonames.usgs.gov . US Geological Survey . 20 September 2020.
  4. Web site: Toms Creek Topo Map in Surry . TopoZone . Locality, LLC . 20 September 2020 . en.