Seed Cane Creek is a 3.51 mi (5.65 km) long 2nd order tributary to the Ararat River in Surry County, North Carolina.
| Seed Cane Creek Tributary to Ararat River | |
|---|---|
  Location of Seed Cane Creek mouth  Seed Cane Creek (the United States) | |
| Location | |
| Country | United States |
| State | North Carolina |
| County | Surry |
| Cities | Sheltontown Mount Airy |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | Faulkner Creek divide |
| • location | Sheltontown, North Carolina |
| • coordinates | 36°29′38″N 080°32′33″W / 36.49389°N 80.54250°W[1] |
| • elevation | 1,250 ft (380 m)[2] |
| Mouth | Ararat River |
• location | Mount Airy, North Carolina |
• coordinates | 36°28′43″N 080°36′01″W / 36.47861°N 80.60028°W[1] |
• elevation | 979 ft (298 m)[2] |
| Length | 3.51 mi (5.65 km)[3] |
| Basin size | 2.23 square miles (5.8 km2)[4] |
| Discharge | |
| • location | Ararat River |
| • average | 3.36 cu ft/s (0.095 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 | unnamed tributaries |
| • right | unnamed tributaries |
| Bridges | Storm Haven Lane, Reeves Mill Road, Kirkman Road, Wall Street, Oak Avenue, S Main Street, US 52 |
Course
editSeed Cane Creek rises in Sheltontown, North Carolina and then flows southwest to join the Ararat River at Mount Airy.[2]
Watershed
editSeed Cane Creek drains 2.23 square miles (5.8 km2) of area, receives about 47.5 in/year of precipitation, has a wetness index of 351.11, and is about 46% forested.[4]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ a b "GNIS Detail - Seed Cane Creek". geonames.usgs.gov. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 19 September 2020.
- ^ a b c "Seed Cane Creek Topo Map in Surry". TopoZone. Locality, LLC. Retrieved 19 September 2020.
- ^ "ArcGIS Web Application". epa.maps.arcgis.com. US EPA. Retrieved 19 September 2020.
- ^ a b c "Seed Cane Creek Watershed Report". US EPA Geoviewer. US EPA. Retrieved 19 September 2020.