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Thompson_Creek_(Ararat_River_tributary) Latitude and Longitude:
36°37′44″N 080°29′21″W / 36.62889°N 80.48917°W / 36.62889; -80.48917
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Thompson Creek
Tributary to Ararat River
Map of Thompson Creek mouth location
Map of Thompson Creek mouth location
Location of Thompson Creek mouth
Map of Thompson Creek mouth location
Map of Thompson Creek mouth location
Thompson Creek (Ararat River tributary) (the United States)
Location
Country United States
State Virginia
County Patrick
Physical characteristics
SourcePine Creek divide
 • locationabout 1 mile southwest of Bell Spur, Virginia
 • coordinates 36°39′05″N 080°29′35″W / 36.65139°N 80.49306°W / 36.65139; -80.49306 [1]
 • elevation2,600 ft (790 m) [2]
Mouth Ararat River
 • location
about 0.5 miles west of Belair Springs, Virginia
 • coordinates
 36°37′44″N 080°29′21″W / 36.62889°N 80.48917°W / 36.62889; -80.48917 [1]
 • elevation
1,520 ft (460 m) [2]
Length2.31 mi (3.72 km) [3]
Basin size1.44 square miles (3.7 km2) [4]
Discharge 
 • location Ararat River
 • average3.43 cu ft/s (0.097 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
BridgesJar Gap Lane (x3)


Thompson Creek is a 2.31 mi (3.72 km) long 1st order tributary to the Ararat River in Patrick County, Virginia.

Course

Thompson Creek rises on the Pine Creek divide in Patrick County about 1 mile southwest of Bell Spur, Virginia. Thompson Creek then flows west and makes a turn south to join the Ararat River about 0.5 miles west of Bell Spur. [2]

Watershed

Thompson Creek drains 1.44 square miles (3.7 km2) of area, receives about 55.8 in/year of precipitation, has a wetness index of 258.12, and is about 76% forested. [4]

See also

References

  1. ^ a b "GNIS Detail - Thompson Creek". geonames.usgs.gov. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 18 September 2020.
  2. ^ a b c "Clarks Creek Topo Map in Patrick". TopoZone. Locality, LLC. Retrieved 18 September 2020.
  3. ^ "ArcGIS Web Application". epa.maps.arcgis.com. US EPA. Retrieved 18 September 2020.
  4. ^ a b c "Thompson Creek Watershed Report". US EPA Geoviewer. US EPA. Retrieved 18 September 2020.

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