Flat Creek (Stewarts Creek tributary)

Flat Creek is a 2.37 mi (3.81 km) long 1st order tributary to Stewarts Creek in Carroll County, Virginia, United States.

Flat Creek Tributary to Stewarts Creek
Location of Flat Creek mouth Show map of Virginia Flat Creek (Stewarts Creek tributary) (the United States) Show map of the United States
Location
Country	United States
State	Virginia
County	Carroll
Physical characteristics
Source	unnamed tributary to Little Fisher River divide
• location	about 0.5 miles west of Sams Knob
• coordinates	36°34′53″N 080°48′33″W[1]
• elevation	2,860 ft (870 m)[2]
Mouth
• location	about 0.25 miles southwest of Lambsburg, Virginia
• coordinates	36°34′54″N 080°46′01″W[1]
• elevation	1,424 ft (434 m)[3]
Length	2.37 mi (3.81 km)[4]
Basin size	0.85 square miles (2.2 km2)[5]
Discharge
• location	Stewarts Creek
• average	1.95 cu ft/s (0.055 m3/s) at mouth with Stewarts Creek[5]
Basin features
Progression	Stewarts Creek → Ararat River → Yadkin River → Pee Dee River → Winyah Bay → Atlantic Ocean
River system	Yadkin River
Tributaries
• left	unnamed tributaries
• right	unnamed tributaries
Bridges	Mountain Valley Road, Parkwood Road, Chestnut Grove Road

Course

Flat Creek rises about 0.5 miles (0.80 km) west of Sams Knob in Carroll County and then flows east to join Stewarts Creek about 0.25 miles (0.40 km) southwest of Lambsburg, Virginia.^[3]

Watershed

Flat Creek drains 0.87 square miles (2.3 km²) of area, receives about 52.9 in/year of precipitation, has a wetness index of 283.63, and is about 84% forested.^[5]

See also

• List of rivers of Virginia