Rutledge Creek Tributary to Ararat River | |
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Location | |
Country | United States |
State | North Carolina |
County | Surry |
Physical characteristics | |
Source | Silverleaf Creek divide |
• location | about 0.5 miles southwest of Slate Mountain Church |
• coordinates | 36°31′57″N 080°30′55″W / 36.53250°N 80.51528°W[1] |
• elevation | 1,600 ft (490 m)[2] |
Mouth | Ararat River |
• location | about 3 miles southeast of Mount Airy, North Carolina |
• coordinates | 36°27′12″N 080°34′54″W / 36.45333°N 80.58167°W[1] |
• elevation | 957 ft (292 m)[2] |
Length | 9.17 mi (14.76 km)[3] |
Basin size | 8.35 square miles (21.6 km2)[4] |
Discharge | |
• location | Ararat River |
• average | 12.67 cu ft/s (0.359 m3/s) at mouth with Ararat River[4] |
Basin features | |
Progression | Ararat River → Yadkin River → Pee Dee River → Winyah Bay → Atlantic Ocean |
River system | Yadkin River |
Tributaries | |
• left | unnamed tributaries |
• right | unnamed tributaries |
Bridges | Blue Hollow Road, Palm Tree Lane, Blues Creek Trail, Rutledge Trail, NC 89, Reeves Mill Road, US 52 |
Rutledge Creek is a 9.17 mi (14.76 km) long 2nd order tributary to the Ararat River in Surry County, North Carolina.