Ararat River facts for kids

Quick facts for kids Ararat River
Location of Ararat River mouth
Other name(s)	Tributary to Yadkin River
Country	United States
State	North Carolina Virginia
Counties	Surry (NC) Patrick (Va)
Physical characteristics
Main source	divide between Dan River and Ararat River Bell Spur, Virginia 2,650 ft (810 m) 36°39′55″N 080°28′44″W / 36.66528°N 80.47889°W / 36.66528; -80.47889
River mouth	Yadkin River Siloam, North Carolina 800 ft (240 m) 36°17′09″N 080°32′53″W / 36.28583°N 80.54806°W / 36.28583; -80.54806
Length	32.44 mi (52.21 km)
Basin features
Progression	southwest
River system	Yadkin River
Basin size	313.37 square miles (811.6 km2)
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 is a tributary of the Yadkin River in southwestern Virginia and northwestern North Carolina in the United States. Via the Yadkin it is part of the watershed of the Pee Dee River, which flows to the Atlantic Ocean.

The Ararat River rises in the Blue Ridge Mountains in southwestern Patrick County, Virginia, 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. 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:

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