Rutledge_Creek_(Ararat_River_tributary)

Rutledge Creek (Ararat River tributary)

Rutledge Creek (Ararat River tributary)

Stream in North Carolina, USA


Rutledge Creek is a 9.17 mi (14.76 km) long 2nd order tributary to the Ararat River in Surry County, North Carolina.

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Course

Rutledge Creek rises on the Silverleaf Creek divide about 0.5 miles southwest of Slate Mountain Church and then flows southwest to join the Ararat River about 3 miles southeast of Mount Airy, North Carolina.[2]

Watershed

Rutledge Creek drains 8.35 square miles (21.6 km2) of area, receives about 48.2 in/year of precipitation, has a wetness index of 317.01, and is about 63% forested.[4]

See also

References

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

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