Toms Creek (Ararat River tributary)


Toms Creek is a 16.10 mi (25.91 km) long 4th order tributary to the Ararat River in Surry County, North Carolina.

Toms Creek
Tributary to Ararat River
Location of Toms Creek mouth
Toms Creek (Ararat River tributary) (the United States)
Location
CountryUnited States
StateNorth Carolina
CountySurry
Physical characteristics
SourceBig Creek divide
  locationabout 0.25 miles west of Woodville, North Carolina
  coordinates36°30′06″N 080°29′09″W[1]
  elevation1,390 ft (420 m)[2]
MouthArarat River
  location
about 5 miles northeast of Pine Hill, North Carolina
  coordinates
36°22′27″N 080°32′21″W[1]
  elevation
878 ft (268 m)[2]
Length16.10 mi (25.91 km)[3]
Basin size38.44 square miles (99.6 km2)[4]
Discharge 
  locationArarat River
  average52.95 cu ft/s (1.499 m3/s) at mouth with Ararat River[4]
Basin features
Progressionsouth and southwest
River systemYadkin River
Tributaries 
  leftChinquapin Creek
Heatherly Creek
  rightunnamed tributaries
WaterbodiesLoves Lake
BridgesCain Road, Alei Lane, Toms Creek Church Road, Galloway Ridge Trail, Cleo Cain Road, Jessup Grove Church Road, Matthews Road, US 52, W Dodson Mill Road, Cliffside Trail, Toms Creek Road

Course

Toms Creek rises on the Big Creek divide about 0.25 miles west of Woodville, North Carolina. Toms Creek then flows south before turning southwest to join the Ararat River at about 5 miles northeast of Pine Hill.[2]

Watershed

Toms Creek drains 38.44 square miles (99.6 km2) of area, receives about 48.1 in/year of precipitation, has a wetness index of 348.20, and is about 58% forested.[4]

See also

References

  1. "GNIS Detail - Toms Creek". geonames.usgs.gov. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 20 September 2020.
  2. "Toms 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. "Toms Creek Watershed Report". US EPA Geoviewer. US EPA. Retrieved 20 September 2020.
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