Hyco Creek is a 25.25 mi (40.64 km) long 3rd order tributary to the Hyco River in Person County, North Carolina. Hyco Creek joins the Hyco River within Hyco Lake. Hyco Creek forms the Hyco River along with South Hyco Creek.
| Hyco Creek Tributary to Hyco River | |
|---|---|
  Location of Hyco Creek mouth  Hyco Creek (the United States) | |
| Location | |
| Country | United States |
| State | North Carolina |
| County | Person Caswell |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | Jordan Creek divide |
| • location | about 2 miles east-southeast of Anderson, North Carolina |
| • coordinates | 36°15′14″N 079°17′45″W / 36.25389°N 79.29583°W[1] |
| • elevation | 718 ft (219 m)[2] |
| Mouth | Hyco River |
• location | about 3 miles east-southeast of Semora, North Carolina |
• coordinates | 36°28′59″N 079°05′41″W / 36.48306°N 79.09472°W[1] |
• elevation | 410 ft (120 m)[2] |
| Length | 25.25 mi (40.64 km)[3] |
| Basin size | 93.50 square miles (242.2 km2)[4] |
| Discharge | |
| • location | Hyco River |
| • average | 100.69 cu ft/s (2.851 m3/s) at mouth with Hyco River[4] |
| Basin features | |
| Progression | north-northeast |
| River system | Roanoke River |
| Tributaries | |
| • left | Reedy Fork |
| • right | Negro Creek Lynch Creek Panther Branch Coneys Creek Kilgore Creek Cobbs Creek |
| Bridges | Gunn Poole Road, NC 86, Grier Church Road, US 158, Briggs Road, Osmond Road, NC 57 |
Variant names
editAccording to the Geographic Names Information System, it has also been known historically as:[1]
- Hyco River
- North Hyco Creek
Course
editHyco Creek rises in a pond about 2 miles east-southeast of Anderson, North Carolina and then flows north-northeast to join the Hyco River about 3 miles east-southeast of Semora, North Carolina.[2]
Watershed
editHyco Creek drains 93.50 square miles (242.2 km2) of area, receives about 46.4 in/year of precipitation, has a wetness index of 376.74, and is about 58% forested.[4]
References
edit- ^ a b c "GNIS Detail - Hyco Creek". geonames.usgs.gov. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 6 November 2020.
- ^ a b c "Get Maps". USGS Topoview. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 6 November 2020.
- ^ "ArcGIS Web Application". epa.maps.arcgis.com. US EPA. Retrieved 6 November 2020.
- ^ a b c "Hyco Creek Watershed Report". US EPA Geoviewer. US EPA. Retrieved 6 November 2020.