Johnson Creek Tributary to Ararat River | |
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Location | |
Country | United States |
State | North Carolina Virginia |
County | Surry Patrick (VA) Carroll |
Physical characteristics | |
Source | Grassy Creek divide |
• location | Orchard Gap, Virginia |
• coordinates | 36°39′19″N 080°35′33″W / 36.65528°N 80.59250°W[1] |
• elevation | 2,620 ft (800 m)[2] |
Mouth | Ararat River |
• location | about 0.1 miles southwest of Sulphur Springs, North Carolina |
• coordinates | 36°32′10″N 080°34′51″W / 36.53611°N 80.58083°W[1] |
• elevation | 1,050 ft (320 m)[2] |
Length | 10.71 mi (17.24 km)[3] |
Basin size | 18.60 square miles (48.2 km2)[4] |
Discharge | |
• location | Ararat River |
• average | 30.06 cu ft/s (0.851 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 | East Fork Johnson Creek |
• right | unnamed tributaries |
Bridges | Volunteer Gap Trail, Orchard View Drive, E Fork Road, Johnson Creek Road, Riverside Drive |
Johnson Creek is a 10.71 mi (17.24 km) long 2nd order tributary to the Ararat River in Surry County, North Carolina.