Ararat River
The Ararat River is a tributary of the Yadkin River in southwestern Virginia and northwestern North Carolina in the United States.[5] Via the Yadkin it is part of the watershed of the Pee Dee River, which flows to the Atlantic Ocean.
Ararat River Tributary to Yadkin River | |
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Location of Ararat River mouth | |
Location | |
Country | United States |
State | North Carolina Virginia |
Counties | Surry (NC) Patrick (Va) |
Physical characteristics | |
Source | divide between Dan River and Ararat River |
• location | Bell Spur, Virginia[1] |
• coordinates | 36°39′55″N 080°28′44″W[2] |
• elevation | 2,650 ft (810 m)[1] |
Mouth | Yadkin River |
• location | Siloam, North Carolina[1] |
• coordinates | 36°17′09″N 080°32′53″W[2] |
• elevation | 800 ft (240 m)[1] |
Length | 32.44 mi (52.21 km)[3] |
Basin size | 313.37 square miles (811.6 km2)[4] |
Discharge | |
• location | Yadkin River |
• average | 426.65 cu ft/s (12.081 m3/s) at mouth with Yadkin River[4] |
Basin features | |
Progression | southwest |
River system | Yadkin River |
Tributaries | |
• left | Clarks Creek Champ Creek Faulkner Creek Seed Cane Creek Rutledge Creek Stoney Creek Flat Shoal Creek Toms Creek Pilot Creek |
• right | Thompson Creek Sun Run Kings Run Grogen Branch Birds Branch Doe Run Creek Owens Branch Johnson Creek Lovills Creek Stewarts Creek Caddle Creek Oldfield Creek Bull Creek Skin Cabin Creek |
The Ararat River rises in the Blue Ridge Mountains in southwestern Patrick County, Virginia,[6] and flows southwardly into Surry County, North Carolina, where it flows through the city of Mount Airy and joins the Yadkin River, about 5 mi (8 km) northwest of East Bend.[5] The river is stocked with brown, brook, and rainbow trout.
Variant names
According to the Geographic Names Information System, it has also been known historically as:[7]
- Arrat River
- Ararat Creek
- Rentfro Creek
- Rentfrows Creek
- Tarrarat River
External links
References
- "Ararat River Topo Map, Surry County NC (Siloam Area)". TopoZone. Locality, LLC. Retrieved 31 July 2019.
- "GNIS Detail - Ararat River". geonames.usgs.gov. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 23 July 2019.
- "ArcGIS Web Application". epa.maps.arcgis.com. US EPA. Retrieved 23 July 2019.
- "Ararat River Watershed Report". Waters Geoviewer. US EPA. Retrieved 31 July 2019.
- DeLorme (2001). North Carolina Atlas & Gazetteer. Yarmouth, Maine: DeLorme. ISBN 0-89933-277-3
- DeLorme (2005). Virginia Atlas & Gazetteer. Yarmouth, Maine: DeLorme. ISBN 0-89933-326-5
- U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Ararat River
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