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Beech Creek (Stewarts Creek tributary)

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Stream in North Carolina, USA
Beech Creek
Tributary to Stewarts Creek
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Location
CountryUnited States
StateNorth Carolina
CountySurry
CityMount Airy
Physical characteristics
SourceCooks Creek divide
 • locationpond about 0.25 miles north of Red Brush, North Carolina
 • coordinates36°28′51″N 080°41′42″W / 36.48083°N 80.69500°W / 36.48083; -80.69500
 • elevation1,320 ft (400 m)
Mouth 
 • locationMount Airy, North Carolina
 • coordinates36°28′23″N 080°38′22″W / 36.47306°N 80.63944°W / 36.47306; -80.63944
 • elevation1,000 ft (300 m)
Length4.22 mi (6.79 km)
Basin size3.07 square miles (8.0 km)
Discharge 
 • locationStewarts Creek
 • average4.63 cu ft/s (0.131 m/s) at mouth with Stewarts Creek
Basin features
ProgressionStewarts CreekArarat RiverYadkin RiverPee Dee RiverWinyah BayAtlantic Ocean
River systemYadkin River
Tributaries 
 • leftunnamed tributaries
 • rightunnamed tributaries
BridgesBlackthorn Lane, Beechnut Lane, George Chandler Road, W Old McKinney Road, McKinney Road, Piedmont Triad West Road

Beech Creek is a 4.22 mi (6.79 km) long 2nd 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:

  • Beach Creek

Course

Beech Creek rises in a pond about 0.25 miles south of Red Brush, North Carolina, in Surry County and then flows east-southeast to join Stewarts Creek on the west side of Mount Airy, North Carolina.

Watershed

Beech Creek drains 3.07 square miles (8.0 km) of area, receives about 47.5 in/year of precipitation, has a wetness index of 366.84, and is about 28% forested.

See also

References

  1. ^ "GNIS Detail - Beech Creek". geonames.usgs.gov. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 13 July 2021.
  2. "Get Maps". USGS Topoview. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 13 July 2021.
  3. ^ "Get Maps". USGS Topoview. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 13 July 2021.
  4. "ArcGIS Web Application". epa.maps.arcgis.com. US EPA. Retrieved 13 July 2021.
  5. ^ "Beech Creek Watershed Report". US EPA Geoviewer. US EPA. Retrieved 13 July 2021.

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