Burkes Creek (Stewarts Creek tributary)

{{Short description|Stream in North Carolina, USA}}

{{Use American English|date=February 2025}}

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| name = Burkes Creek

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| name_other = Tributary to Stewarts Creek

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| pushpin_map_caption = Location of Burkes Creek mouth

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| subdivision_type1 = Country

| subdivision_name1 = United States

| subdivision_type2 = State

| subdivision_name2 = North Carolina

| subdivision_type3 = County

| subdivision_name3 = Surry

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| length = {{convert|2.48|mi|km|abbr=on}}{{cite web |title=ArcGIS Web Application |url=https://epa.maps.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=ada349b90c26496ea52aab66a092593b |website=epa.maps.arcgis.com |publisher=US EPA |access-date=12 July 2021}}

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| discharge1_location = Stewarts Creek

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| discharge1_avg = {{convert|4.46|cuft/s|m3/s|abbr=on}} at mouth with Stewarts Creek{{cite web |title=Burkes Creek Watershed Report |url=https://watersgeo.epa.gov/watershedreport/?comid=9244986 |website=US EPA Geoviewer |publisher=US EPA |access-date=13 July 2021}}

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| source1 = Jackson Creek divide

| source1_location = pond about 3 miles northwest of White Plains, North Carolina

| source1_coordinates = {{coord|36|27|19|N|080|40|07|W|display=inline}}{{cite web |title=GNIS Detail - Burkes Creek |url=https://geonames.usgs.gov/apex/f?p=138:3:::NO::P3_FID,P3_TITLE:1731542,Burkes%20Creek |website=geonames.usgs.gov |publisher=US Geological Survey |access-date=13 July 2021}}

| source1_elevation = {{convert|1,220|ft|abbr=on}}{{cite web |title=Get Maps |url=https://ngmdb.usgs.gov/topoview/viewer/#15/36.4543/-80.6675 |website=USGS Topoview |publisher=US Geological Survey |access-date=13 July 2021 |language=en}}

| mouth_location = about 0.5 miles southwest of Mount Airy, North Carolina

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| mouth_elevation = {{convert|991|ft|abbr=on}}{{cite web |title=Get Maps |url=https://ngmdb.usgs.gov/topoview/viewer/#15/36.4563/-80.6402 |website=USGS Topoview |publisher=US Geological Survey |access-date=13 July 2021 |language=en}}

| progression = Stewarts CreekArarat RiverYadkin RiverPee Dee RiverWinyah BayAtlantic Ocean

| river_system = Yadkin River

| basin_size = {{convert|7.11|sqmi}}

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| tributaries_left = unnamed tributaries

| tributaries_right = unnamed tributaries

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| bridges = I-74, McKinney Road, Piedmont Triad West Drive, Scott Bunker Road

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Burkes Creek is a {{convert|2.48|mi|km|abbr=on}} long 2nd order tributary to Stewarts Creek in Surry County, North Carolina.

Course

Burkes Creek rises in a pond about 3 miles northwest of White Plains, North Carolina, in Surry County and then flows east-northeast to join Stewarts Creek about 0.5 miles southwest of Mount Airy, North Carolina.

Watershed

Burkes Creek drains {{convert|2.96|sqmi}} of area, receives about 47.5 in/year of precipitation, has a wetness index of 376.00, and is about 25% forested.

See also

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Category:Rivers of Surry County, North Carolina

Category:Rivers of North Carolina

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