Caddle Creek is a long
2nd order tributary to the
Ararat River
The Ararat River is a tributary of the Yadkin River in southwestern Virginia and northwestern North Carolina in the United States.DeLorme (2001). ''North Carolina Atlas & Gazetteer''. Yarmouth, Maine: DeLorme. Via the Yadkin it is part of th ...
in
Surry County, North Carolina
Surry County is a county located in the U.S. state of North Carolina. As of the 2020 census, the population was 71,359. Its county seat is Dobson, and its largest city is Mount Airy.
Surry county comprises the Mount Airy, NC Micropolitan St ...
.
Variant names
According to the
Geographic Names Information System
The Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) is a database of name and locative information about more than two million physical and cultural features throughout the United States and its territories, Antarctica, and the associated states of ...
, it has also been known historically as:
*Cadel Creek
*Cadels Creek
Course
Caddle Creek rises on the Fisher River divide about 0.5 miles east of Turner Mountain. Caddle Creek then flows east-northeast to join the
Ararat River
The Ararat River is a tributary of the Yadkin River in southwestern Virginia and northwestern North Carolina in the United States.DeLorme (2001). ''North Carolina Atlas & Gazetteer''. Yarmouth, Maine: DeLorme. Via the Yadkin it is part of th ...
about 2 miles southeast of White Plains, North Carolina.
Watershed
Caddle Creek drains of area, receives about 47.8 in/year of precipitation, has a wetness index of 316.91, and is about 51% forested.
See also
*
List of rivers of North Carolina
This is a list of rivers in the U.S. state of North Carolina.
By drainage basin
This list is arranged by drainage basin, with respective tributaries alphabetically indented under each larger stream's name.
Atlantic Ocean
* North Landing Rive ...
References
Rivers of North Carolina
Rivers of Surry County, North Carolina
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