Champ Creek is a 3.37 mi (5.42 km) long 1st order tributary to the Ararat River in Surry County, North Carolina. This stream is the only one of its name in the United States.

Course

Champ Creek rises in a pond on the Faulkner Creek divide about 2 miles east of Mount Airy, North Carolina. Champ Creek then flows southwest to join the Ararat River about 0.5 miles northeast of Mount Airy.[2]

Watershed

Champ Creek drains 2.95 square miles (7.6 km2) of area, receives about 47.8 in/year of precipitation, has a wetness index of 337.25, and is about 51% forested.[4]

See also

References

  1. ^ a b "GNIS Detail - Champ Creek". geonames.usgs.gov. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 19 September 2020.
  2. ^ a b c "Champ Creek Topo Map in Surry". TopoZone. Locality, LLC. Retrieved 19 September 2020.
  3. ^ "ArcGIS Web Application". epa.maps.arcgis.com. US EPA. Retrieved 19 September 2020.
  4. ^ a b c "Champ Creek Watershed Report". US EPA Geoviewer. US EPA. Retrieved 19 September 2020.


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