Powells Creek is a 5.20 mi (8.37 km) long 3rd order tributary to the Hyco River in Person County, North Carolina.
| Powells Creek Tributary to Hyco River | |
|---|---|
  Location of Powells Creek mouth  Powells Creek (Hyco River tributary) (the United States) | |
| Location | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Virginia North Carolina |
| County | Halifax (VA) Person (NC) |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | Winns Creek divide |
| • location | about 2 miles north of Cunningham, North Carolina |
| • coordinates | 36°33′21″N 079°03′21″W / 36.55583°N 79.05583°W[1] |
| • elevation | 550 ft (170 m)[2] |
| Mouth | Hyco River |
• location | about 3 miles south-southwest of Harmony, Virginia |
• coordinates | 36°31′38″N 078°58′49″W / 36.52722°N 78.98028°W[1] |
• elevation | 340 ft (100 m)[2] |
| Length | 5.20 mi (8.37 km)[3] |
| Basin size | 8.89 square miles (23.0 km2)[4] |
| Discharge | |
| • location | Hyco River |
| • average | 11.00 cu ft/s (0.311 m3/s) at mouth with Hyco River[4] |
| Basin features | |
| Progression | east and southeast |
| River system | Roanoke River |
| Tributaries | |
| • left | unnamed tributaries |
| • right | unnamed tributaries |
| Bridges | Faulkner Road |
Variant names
editAccording to the Geographic Names Information System, it has also been known historically as:[1]
- Crowder Creek
- Storys Creek
Course
editPowells Creek rises about 2 miles north of Cunningham, North Carolina. It then flows east and turns southeast into Person County, North Carolina to join the Hyco River about 3 miles south-southwest of Harmony, Virginia.[2]
Watershed
editPowells Creek drains 8.89 square miles (23.0 km2) of area, receives about 45.9 in/year of precipitation, has a wetness index of 379.41, and is about 61% forested.[4]
References
edit- ^ a b c "GNIS Detail - Powells Creek". geonames.usgs.gov. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 5 November 2020.
- ^ a b c "Get Maps". USGS Topoview. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 5 November 2020.
- ^ "ArcGIS Web Application". epa.maps.arcgis.com. US EPA. Retrieved 5 November 2020.
- ^ a b c "Powells Creek Watershed Report". US EPA Geoviewer. US EPA. Retrieved 5 November 2020.
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