Ararat River

The Ararat River is a tributary of the Yadkin River in southwestern Virginia and northwestern North Carolina in the United States.^[5] 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[1]
• coordinates	36°39′55″N 080°28′44″W[2]
• elevation	2,650 ft (810 m)[1]
Mouth	Yadkin River
• location	Siloam, North Carolina[1]
• coordinates	36°17′09″N 080°32′53″W[2]
• elevation	800 ft (240 m)[1]
Length	32.44 mi (52.21 km)[3]
Basin size	313.37 square miles (811.6 km2)[4]
Discharge
• location	Yadkin River
• average	426.65 cu ft/s (12.081 m3/s) at mouth with Yadkin River[4]
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,^[6] 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.^[5] The river is stocked with brown, brook, and rainbow trout.

Variant names

According to the Geographic Names Information System, it has also been known historically as:^[7]

• Arrat River
• Ararat Creek
• Rentfro Creek
• Rentfrows Creek
• Tarrarat River

See also

• List of North Carolina rivers
• List of Virginia rivers

External links

• USGS Water Gauge at Ararat, North Carolina