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Champ Creek

Coordinates: 36°31′09″N 080°35′06″W / 36.51917°N 80.58500°W / 36.51917; -80.58500
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Champ Creek
Tributary to Ararat River
Map of Champ Creek mouth location
Map of Champ Creek mouth location
Location of Champ Creek mouth
Map of Champ Creek mouth location
Map of Champ Creek mouth location
Champ Creek (the United States)
Location
CountryUnited States
StateNorth Carolina
CountySurry
Physical characteristics
SourceFaulkner Creek divide
 • locationpond about 2 miles east of Mount Airy, North Carolina
 • coordinates36°31′27″N 080°35′04″W / 36.52417°N 80.58444°W / 36.52417; -80.58444[1]
 • elevation1,270 ft (390 m)[2]
MouthArarat River
 • location
about 0.5 miles northeast of Mount Airy, North Carolina
 • coordinates
36°31′09″N 080°35′06″W / 36.51917°N 80.58500°W / 36.51917; -80.58500[1]
 • elevation
1,035 ft (315 m)[2]
Length3.37 mi (5.42 km)[3]
Basin size2.95 square miles (7.6 km2)[4]
Discharge 
 • locationArarat River
 • average4.51 cu ft/s (0.128 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
BridgesStardust Trail, Duck Hollow Trail, Arrington Lane, Graystone Road, McBride Road, State Road

Champ Creek is a 3.37 mi (5.42 km) long 1st order tributary to the Ararat River in Surry County, North Carolina. This stream is the only one of its name in the United States.

Course

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Champ Creek rises in a pond on the Faulkner Creek divide about 2 miles east of Mount Airy, North Carolina. Champ Creek then flows southwest to join the Ararat River about 0.5 miles northeast of Mount Airy.[2]

Watershed

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Champ Creek drains 2.95 square miles (7.6 km2) of area, receives about 47.8 in/year of precipitation, has a wetness index of 337.25, and is about 51% forested.[4]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b "GNIS Detail - Champ Creek". geonames.usgs.gov. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 19 September 2020.
  2. ^ a b c "Champ Creek Topo Map in Surry". TopoZone. Locality, LLC. Retrieved 19 September 2020.
  3. ^ "ArcGIS Web Application". epa.maps.arcgis.com. US EPA. Retrieved 19 September 2020.
  4. ^ a b c "Champ Creek Watershed Report". US EPA Geoviewer. US EPA. Retrieved 19 September 2020.