Skin Cabin Creek
Tributary to Ararat River
Map of Skin Cabin Creek mouth location
Map of Skin Cabin Creek mouth location
Location of Skin Cabin Creek mouth
Map of Skin Cabin Creek mouth location
Map of Skin Cabin Creek mouth location
Skin Cabin Creek (the United States)
Location
CountryUnited States
StateNorth Carolina
CountySurry
Physical characteristics
Sourcedivide of unnamed tributary to Ararat River
  locationpond at Pine Hill, North Carolina
  coordinates36°21′02″N 080°34′52″W / 36.35056°N 80.58111°W / 36.35056; -80.58111[1]
  elevation1,110 ft (340 m)[2]
MouthArarat River
  location
about 3 miles southeast of Pine Hill, North Carolina
  coordinates
36°20′01″N 080°32′50″W / 36.33361°N 80.54722°W / 36.33361; -80.54722[1]
  elevation
815 ft (248 m)[2]
Length3.34 mi (5.38 km)[3]
Basin size2.84 square miles (7.4 km2)[4]
Discharge 
  locationArarat River
  average4.10 cu ft/s (0.116 m3/s) at mouth with Ararat River[4]
Basin features
ProgressionArarat RiverYadkin RiverPee Dee RiverWinyah BayAtlantic Ocean
River systemYadkin River
Tributaries 
  leftunnamed tributaries
  rightunnamed tributaries
BridgesStanford Church Road


Skin Cabin Creek is a 3.34 mi (5.38 km) long 1st order tributary to the Ararat River in Surry County, North Carolina. This is the only stream of this name in the United States.[1]

Course

Skin Cabin Creek rises in a pond on the divide of an unnamed tributary to the Ararat River at Pine Hill, North Carolina. Skin Cabin Creek then flows south and then east to join the Ararat River about 3 miles southeast of Pine Hill.[2]

Watershed

Skin Cabin Creek drains 2.84 square miles (7.4 km2) of area, receives about 47.5 in/year of precipitation, has a wetness index of 314.53, and is about 62% forested.[4]

See also

References

  1. 1 2 3 "GNIS Detail - Skin Cabin Creek". geonames.usgs.gov. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 21 September 2020.
  2. 1 2 3 "Skin Cabin Creek Topo Map in Surry". TopoZone. Locality, LLC. Retrieved 21 September 2020.
  3. "ArcGIS Web Application". epa.maps.arcgis.com. US EPA. Retrieved 21 September 2020.
  4. 1 2 3 "Skin Cabin Creek Watershed Report". US EPA Geoviewer. US EPA. Retrieved 21 September 2020.
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