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Caddle_Creek_(Ararat_River_tributary) Latitude and Longitude:
36°26′23″N 080°36′09″W / 36.43972°N 80.60250°W / 36.43972; -80.60250
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Caddle Creek
Tributary to Ararat River
Map of Caddle Creek mouth location
Map of Caddle Creek mouth location
Location of Caddle Creek mouth
Map of Caddle Creek mouth location
Map of Caddle Creek mouth location
Caddle Creek (Ararat River tributary) (the United States)
Location
Country United States
State North Carolina
County Surry
Physical characteristics
SourceFisher River divide
 • locationabout 0.5 miles east of Turners Mountain
 • coordinates 36°25′27″N 080°39′21″W / 36.42417°N 80.65583°W / 36.42417; -80.65583 [1]
 • elevation1,260 ft (380 m) [2]
Mouth Ararat River
 • location
about 2 miles southeast of White Plains, North Carolina
 • coordinates
 36°26′23″N 080°36′09″W / 36.43972°N 80.60250°W / 36.43972; -80.60250 [1]
 • elevation
930 ft (280 m) [2]
Length4.02 mi (6.47 km) [3]
Basin size3.85 square miles (10.0 km2) [4]
Discharge 
 • location Ararat River
 • average5.85 cu ft/s (0.166 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 
 • leftunnamed tributaries
 • rightunnamed tributaries
BridgesSimpson Mill Road, Hickman Hollow Trail, Old Creed Road, Siloam Road


Caddle Creek is a 4.02 mi (6.47 km) long 2nd order tributary to the Ararat River in Surry County, North Carolina.

Variant names

According to the Geographic Names Information System, it has also been known historically as: [1]

  • Cadel Creek
  • Cadels Creek

Course

Caddle Creek rises on the Fisher River divide about 0.5 miles east of Turner Mountain. Caddle Creek then flows east-northeast to join the Ararat River about 2 miles southeast of White Plains, North Carolina. [2]

Watershed

Caddle Creek drains 3.85 square miles (10.0 km2) of area, receives about 47.8 in/year of precipitation, has a wetness index of 316.91, and is about 51% forested. [4]

See also

References

  1. ^ a b c "GNIS Detail - Caddle Creek". geonames.usgs.gov. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 20 September 2020.
  2. ^ a b c "Caddle 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. ^ a b c "Caddle Creek Watershed Report". US EPA Geoviewer. US EPA. Retrieved 20 September 2020.

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