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Burkes_Creek_(Stewarts_Creek_tributary) Latitude and Longitude:

36°27′19″N 080°40′07″W / 36.45528°N 80.66861°W / 36.45528; -80.66861
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Burkes Creek
Tributary to Stewarts Creek
Map of Burkes Creek mouth location
Map of Burkes Creek mouth location
Location of Burkes Creek mouth
Map of Burkes Creek mouth location
Map of Burkes Creek mouth location
Burkes Creek (Stewarts Creek tributary) (the United States)
Location
Country United States
State North Carolina
County Surry
Physical characteristics
SourceJackson Creek divide
 • locationpond about 3 miles northwest of White Plains, North Carolina
 • coordinates 36°27′19″N 080°40′07″W / 36.45528°N 80.66861°W / 36.45528; -80.66861 [1]
 • elevation1,220 ft (370 m) [2]
Mouth 
 • location
about 0.5 miles southwest of Mount Airy, North Carolina
 • coordinates
36°27′19″N 080°40′07″W / 36.45528°N 80.66861°W / 36.45528; -80.66861 [1]
 • elevation
991 ft (302 m) [3]
Length2.48 mi (3.99 km) [4]
Basin size7.11 square miles (18.4 km2) [5]
Discharge 
 • location Stewarts Creek
 • average4.46 cu ft/s (0.126 m3/s) at mouth with Stewarts Creek [5]
Basin features
Progression Stewarts CreekArarat RiverYadkin RiverPee Dee RiverWinyah BayAtlantic Ocean
River system Yadkin River
Tributaries 
 • leftunnamed tributaries
 • rightunnamed tributaries
BridgesI-74, McKinney Road, Piedmont Triad West Drive, Scott Bunker Road

Burkes Creek is a 2.48 mi (3.99 km) long 2nd order tributary to Stewarts Creek in Surry County, North Carolina.

Course

Burkes Creek rises in a pond about 3 miles northwest of White Plains, North Carolina, in Surry County and then flows east-northeast to join Stewarts Creek about 0.5 miles southwest of Mount Airy, North Carolina. [3]

Watershed

Burkes Creek drains 2.96 square miles (7.7 km2) of area, receives about 47.5 in/year of precipitation, has a wetness index of 376.00, and is about 25% forested. [5]

See also

References

  1. ^ a b "GNIS Detail - Burkes Creek". geonames.usgs.gov. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 13 July 2021.
  2. ^ "Get Maps". USGS Topoview. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 13 July 2021.
  3. ^ a b "Get Maps". USGS Topoview. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 13 July 2021.
  4. ^ "ArcGIS Web Application". epa.maps.arcgis.com. US EPA. Retrieved 12 July 2021.
  5. ^ a b c "Burkes Creek Watershed Report". US EPA Geoviewer. US EPA. Retrieved 13 July 2021.