title: Elkin Creek
text: # Elkin Creek
  
  Elkin Creek is a 3.91 mi (6.29 km) long 4th order tributary to the Yadkin River in Surry and Wilkes Counties, North Carolina. This is the only stream of this name in the United States.
  
  ## Variant names
  
  According to the Geographic Names Information System, it has also been known historically as:
  
  * Big Elkin Creek
  * Elkin River
  
  ## Course
  
  Elkin Creek rises about 1 mile east-southeast of Roaring Gap in Wilkes County, North Carolina. Elkin Creek then flows southeast into Surry County to join the Yadkin River at Elkin.
  
  ## Watershed
  
  Elkin Creek drains 36.32 square miles (94.1 $km^2)$ of area, receives about 49.9 in/year of precipitation, has a wetness index of 348.98, and is about 49% forested.
  
  