Oldfield Creek (Ararat River tributary)

Oldfield Creek Tributary to Ararat River
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Location
Country	United States
State	North Carolina
County	Surry
Physical characteristics
Source	divide of unnamed tributary to Ararat River
• location	pond about 2 miles northeast of Black Water, North Carolina
• coordinates	36°24′38″N 080°36′40″W[1]
• elevation	1,220 ft (370 m)[2]
Mouth	Ararat River
• location	about 1.5 miles northwest of Ararat, North Carolina
• coordinates	36°25′03″N 080°34′10″W[1]
• elevation	895 ft (273 m)[2]
Length	2.98 mi (4.80 km)[3]
Basin size	2.31 square miles (6.0 km^2)[4]
Discharge
• location	Ararat River
• average	3.53 cu ft/s (0.100 m^3/s) at mouth with Ararat River[4]
Basin features
Progression	Ararat River → Yadkin River → Pee Dee River → Winyah Bay → Atlantic Ocean
River system	Yadkin River
Tributaries
• left	unnamed tributaries
• right	unnamed tributaries
Bridges	Creed Road, Little Mountain Church Road, Creek Lane, Charles Beck Lane, Radar Road

Oldfield Creek is a 2.98 mi (4.80 km) long 2nd order tributary to the Ararat River in Surry County, North Carolina.

Course

Oldfield Creek rises in a pond on the divide of an unnamed tributary to the Ararat River about 2 miles northeast of Black Water, North Carolina. Oldfield Creek then flows east-northeast to join the Ararat River about 1.5 miles northwest of Ararat, North Carolina.^[2]

Watershed

Oldfield Creek drains 2.31 square miles (6.0 km²) of area, receives about 47.7 in/year of precipitation, has a wetness index of 341.49, and is about 45% forested.^[4]

See also

• List of rivers of North Carolina

References

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