Burkes Creek (Stewarts Creek tributary)

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
CountryUnited States
StateNorth Carolina
CountySurry
Physical characteristics
SourceJackson Creek divide
 • locationpond about 3 miles northwest of White Plains, North Carolina
 • coordinates36°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 
 • locationStewarts Creek
 • average4.46 cu ft/s (0.126 m3/s) at mouth with Stewarts Creek[5]
Basin features
ProgressionStewarts Creek → Ararat River → Yadkin River → Pee Dee River → Winyah Bay → Atlantic Ocean
River systemYadkin 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.

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