Ararat River

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. ISBN 0-89933-277-3] 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, [DeLorme (2005). "Virginia Atlas & Gazetteer". Yarmouth, Maine: DeLorme. ISBN 0-89933-326-5] and flows southwardly into Surry County, North Carolina, where it passes the town of Mount Airy and joins the Yadkin River, about 5 mi (8 km) northwest of East Bend.

Variant names

According to the Geographic Names Information System, it has also been known historically as: [Gnis|980270|Ararat River]
*Arrat River
*Ararat Creek
*Rentfro Creek
*Rentfrows Creek
*Tarrarat River

ee also

*List of North Carolina rivers
*List of Virginia rivers

References


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