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Beech Creek (Stewarts Creek tributary)

Coordinates: 36°28′23″N 080°38′22″W / 36.47306°N 80.63944°W / 36.47306; -80.63944
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Beech Creek
Tributary to Stewarts Creek
Map of Beech Creek mouth location
Map of Beech Creek mouth location
Location of Beech Creek mouth
Map of Beech Creek mouth location
Map of Beech Creek mouth location
Beech Creek (Stewarts Creek tributary) (the United States)
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[1]
 • elevation1,320 ft (400 m)[2]
Mouth 
 • location
Mount Airy, North Carolina
 • coordinates
36°28′23″N 080°38′22″W / 36.47306°N 80.63944°W / 36.47306; -80.63944[1]
 • elevation
1,000 ft (300 m)[3]
Length4.22 mi (6.79 km)[4]
Basin size3.07 square miles (8.0 km2)[5]
Discharge 
 • locationStewarts Creek
 • average4.63 cu ft/s (0.131 m3/s) at mouth with Stewarts Creek[5]
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

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According to the Geographic Names Information System, it has also been known historically as:[1]

  • Beach Creek

Course

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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.[3]

Watershed

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Beech Creek drains 3.07 square miles (8.0 km2) of area, receives about 47.5 in/year of precipitation, has a wetness index of 366.84, and is about 28% forested.[5]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b c "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. ^ a b "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. ^ a b c "Beech Creek Watershed Report". US EPA Geoviewer. US EPA. Retrieved 13 July 2021.