Cobbs Creek (Hyco Creek tributary)
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Cobbs Creek Tributary to Hyco Creek | |
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Location | |
Country | United States |
State | North Carolina |
County | Person Caswell |
Physical characteristics | |
Source | South Hyco Creek divide |
• location | pond about 0.5 miles southeast of Leasburg, North Carolina |
• coordinates | 36°22′59″N 079°08′34″W / 36.38306°N 79.14278°W[1] |
• elevation | 585 ft (178 m)[2] |
Mouth | Hyco Creek |
• location | about 3 miles southeast of Semora, North Carolina |
• coordinates | 36°28′41″N 079°06′18″W / 36.47806°N 79.10500°WCoordinates: 36°28′41″N 079°06′18″W / 36.47806°N 79.10500°W[1] |
• elevation | 410 ft (120 m)[2] |
Length | 7.08 mi (11.39 km)[3] |
Basin size | 11.76 square miles (30.5 km2)[4] |
Discharge | |
• location | Hyco Creek |
• average | 14.27 cu ft/s (0.404 m3/s) at mouth with Hyco Creek[4] |
Basin features | |
Progression | north and northeast |
River system | Roanoke River |
Tributaries | |
• left | unnamed tributaries |
• right | unnamed tributaries |
Bridges | Old Durham Road, US 158, NC 57 |
Cobbs Creek is a 7.08 mi (11.39 km) long 2nd order tributary to Hyco Creek in Person County, North Carolina. Cobbs Creek joins Hyco Creek within Hyco Lake.
Course
Cobbs Creek rises in a pond about 0.5 miles southeast of Leasburg, North Carolina and then flows north and northeast to join Hyco Creek about 3 miles southeast of Semora, North Carolina.[2] Cobbs Creek briefly flows into Caswell County before turning back into Person County.
Watershed
Cobbs Creek drains 11.76 square miles (30.5 km2) of area, receives about 46.2 in/year of precipitation, has a wetness index of 406.62, and is about 70% forested.[4]
References
- ^ a b "GNIS Detail – Cobbs Creek". geonames.usgs.gov. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 7 November 2020.
- ^ a b c "Get Maps". USGS Topoview. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 7 November 2020.
- ^ "ArcGIS Web Application". epa.maps.arcgis.com. US EPA. Retrieved 7 November 2020.
- ^ a b c "Cobbs Creek Watershed Report". US EPA Geoviewer. US EPA. Retrieved 7 November 2020.
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