title: Faulkner Creek (Ararat River tributary)
text: # Faulkner Creek (Ararat River tributary)
  
  Faulkner Creek is a 5.98 mi (9.62 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:
  
  * Forkners Creek
  
  ## Course
  
  Faulkner Creek rises on the south side of Slate Mountain about 6 miles northeast of Mount Airy, North Carolina. Faulkner Creek then flows southwest to join the Ararat River at Bannertown.
  
  ## Watershed
  
  Faulkner Creek drains 5.24 square miles (13.6 $km^2)$ of area, receives about 48.0 in/year of precipitation, has a wetness index of 324.92, and is about 59% forested.
  
  