title: Rutledge Creek (Ararat River tributary)
text: # Rutledge Creek (Ararat River tributary)
  
  Rutledge Creek is a 9.17 mi (14.76 km) long 2nd order tributary to the Ararat River in Surry County, North Carolina.
  
  ## Course
  
  Rutledge Creek rises on the Silverleaf Creek divide about 0.5 miles southwest of Slate Mountain Church and then flows southwest to join the Ararat River about 3 miles southeast of Mount Airy, North Carolina.
  
  ## Watershed
  
  Rutledge Creek drains 8.35 square miles (21.6 $km^2)$ of area, receives about 48.2 in/year of precipitation, has a wetness index of 317.01, and is about 63% forested.
  
  