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Oldfield Creek (Ararat River tributary)

Coordinates: 36°25′03″N 080°34′10″W / 36.41750°N 80.56944°W / 36.41750; -80.56944
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Oldfield Creek
Tributary to Ararat River
Map of Oldfield Creek mouth location
Map of Oldfield Creek mouth location
Location of Oldfield Creek mouth
Map of Oldfield Creek mouth location
Map of Oldfield Creek mouth location
Oldfield Creek (Ararat River tributary) (the United States)
Location
CountryUnited States
StateNorth Carolina
CountySurry
Physical characteristics
Sourcedivide of unnamed tributary to Ararat River
 • locationpond about 2 miles northeast of Black Water, North Carolina
 • coordinates36°24′38″N 080°36′40″W / 36.41056°N 80.61111°W / 36.41056; -80.61111[1]
 • elevation1,220 ft (370 m)[2]
MouthArarat River
 • location
about 1.5 miles northwest of Ararat, North Carolina
 • coordinates
36°25′03″N 080°34′10″W / 36.41750°N 80.56944°W / 36.41750; -80.56944[1]
 • elevation
895 ft (273 m)[2]
Length2.98 mi (4.80 km)[3]
Basin size2.31 square miles (6.0 km2)[4]
Discharge 
 • locationArarat River
 • average3.53 cu ft/s (0.100 m3/s) at mouth with Ararat River[4]
Basin features
ProgressionArarat RiverYadkin RiverPee Dee RiverWinyah BayAtlantic Ocean
River systemYadkin River
Tributaries 
 • leftunnamed tributaries
 • rightunnamed tributaries
BridgesCreed 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

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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

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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

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References

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  1. ^ a b "GNIS Detail - Oldfield Creek". geonames.usgs.gov. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 20 September 2020.
  2. ^ a b c "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. ^ a b c "Oldfield Creek Watershed Report". US EPA Geoviewer. US EPA. Retrieved 20 September 2020.