Castle Creek (Hyco River tributary)
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Castle Creek Tributary to Hyco River | |
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Location | |
Country | United States |
State | North Carolina |
County | Person |
Physical characteristics | |
Source | Mill Creek divide |
• location | about 2 miles south-southeast of Harmony, Virginia |
• coordinates | 36°27′23″N 078°55′41″W / 36.45639°N 78.92806°W[1] |
• elevation | 545 ft (166 m)[2] |
Mouth | Hyco River |
• location | pond about 0.5 miles southwest of Gentry Store, North Carolina |
• coordinates | 36°35′29″N 078°53′22″W / 36.59139°N 78.88944°WCoordinates: 36°35′29″N 078°53′22″W / 36.59139°N 78.88944°W[1] |
• elevation | 321 ft (98 m)[2] |
Length | 6.67 mi (10.73 km)[3] |
Basin size | 11.53 square miles (29.9 km2)[4] |
Discharge | |
• location | Hyco River |
• average | 14.21 cu ft/s (0.402 m3/s) at mouth with Hyco River[4] |
Basin features | |
Progression | Hyco River → Dan River → Roanoke River → Albemarle Sound |
River system | Roanoke River |
Tributaries | |
• left | unnamed tributaries |
• right | Bamboo Branch |
Bridges | Haywood Bailey Road, Shiloh Church Road |
Castle Creek is a 6.67 mi (10.73 km) long 3rd order tributary to the Hyco River in Person County, North Carolina.
Course
Castle Creek rises in a pond about 0.5 miles southwest of Gentry Store, North Carolina, and then flows north to join the Hyco River about 2 miles south-southeast of Harmony, Virginia.[2]
Watershed
Castle Creek drains 11.53 square miles (29.9 km2) of area, receives about 46.2 in/year of precipitation, has a wetness index of 373.81, and is about 55% forested.[4]
References
- ^ a b "GNIS Detail - Castle Creek". geonames.usgs.gov. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 3 November 2020.
- ^ a b c "Get Maps". USGS Topoview. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 3 November 2020.
- ^ "ArcGIS Web Application". epa.maps.arcgis.com. US EPA. Retrieved 3 November 2020.
- ^ a b c "Castle Creek Watershed Report". US EPA Geoviewer. US EPA. Retrieved 3 November 2020.