Ararat River
The Ararat River is a tributary of the Yadkin River in southwestern Virginia and northwestern North Carolina in the United States. Via the Yadkin it is part of the watershed of the Pee Dee River, which flows to the Atlantic Ocean.
| Ararat River Tributary to Yadkin River | |
|---|---|
Location of Ararat River mouth | |
| Location | |
| Country | United States |
| State | North Carolina Virginia |
| Counties | Surry (NC) Patrick (Va) |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | divide between Dan River and Ararat River |
| • location | Bell Spur, Virginia |
| • coordinates | 36°39′55″N 080°28′44″W |
| • elevation | 2,650 ft (810 m) |
| Mouth | Yadkin River |
• location | Siloam, North Carolina |
• coordinates | 36°17′09″N 080°32′53″W |
• elevation | 800 ft (240 m) |
| Length | 32.44 mi (52.21 km) |
| Basin size | 313.37 square miles (811.6 km2) |
| Discharge | |
| • location | Yadkin River |
| • average | 426.65 cu ft/s (12.081 m3/s) at mouth with Yadkin River |
| Basin features | |
| Progression | Yadkin River → Pee Dee River → Winyah Bay → Atlantic Ocean |
| River system | Yadkin River |
| Tributaries | |
| • left | Clarks Creek Champ Creek Faulkner Creek Seed Cane Creek Rutledge Creek Stoney Creek Flat Shoal Creek Toms Creek Pilot Creek |
| • right | Thompson Creek Sun Run Kings Run Grogen Branch Birds Branch Doe Run Creek Owens Branch Johnson Creek Lovills Creek Stewarts Creek Caddle Creek Oldfield Creek Bull Creek Skin Cabin Creek |
The Ararat River rises in the Blue Ridge Mountains in southwestern Patrick County, Virginia, and flows southwardly into Surry County, North Carolina, where it flows through the city of Mount Airy and joins the Yadkin River, about 5 mi (8 km) northwest of East Bend. The river is stocked with brown, brook, and rainbow trout.
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