Johnson Creek Tributary to Ararat River
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Location
Country	United States
State	North Carolina Virginia
County	Surry Patrick (VA) Carroll
Physical characteristics
Source	Grassy Creek divide
• location	Orchard Gap, Virginia
• coordinates	36°39′19″N 080°35′33″W / 36.65528°N 80.59250°W / 36.65528; -80.59250[1]
• elevation	2,620 ft (800 m)[2]
Mouth	Ararat River
• location	about 0.1 miles southwest of Sulphur Springs, North Carolina
• coordinates	36°32′10″N 080°34′51″W / 36.53611°N 80.58083°W / 36.53611; -80.58083[1]
• elevation	1,050 ft (320 m)[2]
Length	10.71 mi (17.24 km)[3]
Basin size	18.60 square miles (48.2 km2)[4]
Discharge
• location	Ararat River
• average	30.06 cu ft/s (0.851 m3/s) at mouth with Ararat River[4]
Basin features
Progression	Ararat River → Yadkin River → Pee Dee River → Winyah Bay → Atlantic Ocean
River system	Yadkin River
Tributaries
• left	East Fork Johnson Creek
• right	unnamed tributaries
Bridges	Volunteer Gap Trail, Orchard View Drive, E Fork Road, Johnson Creek Road, Riverside Drive

Johnson Creek is a 10.71 mi (17.24 km) long 2nd order tributary to the Ararat River in Surry County, North Carolina.

Variant names

According to the Geographic Names Information System, it has also been known historically as:^[1]

• Johnstons Creek

Course

Johnson Creek rises on the Grassy Creek divide at Orchard Gap in Carroll County, Virginia. Johnson Creek then flows south-southeast into Patrick County, Virginia and continues to Surry County, North Carolina to join the Ararat River about 0.1 miles southwest of Sulphur Springs.^[2]

Watershed

Johnson Creek drains 18.60 square miles (48.2 km²) of area, receives about 50.0 in/year of precipitation, has a wetness index of 305.34, and is about 71% forested.^[4]