Double Creek (South Hyco Creek tributary)
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Double Creek Tributary to South Hyco Creek | |
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Location | |
Country | United States |
State | North Carolina |
County | Person |
Physical characteristics | |
Source | South Flat River divide |
• location | pond about 1 mile northeast of Bushy Fork, North Carolina |
• coordinates | 36°18′52″N 079°04′50″W / 36.31444°N 79.08056°W[1] |
• elevation | 660 ft (200 m)[2] |
Mouth | South Hyco Creek |
• location | about 3 miles southeast of Leasburg, North Carolina |
• coordinates | 36°22′25″N 079°06′48″W / 36.37361°N 79.11333°WCoordinates: 36°22′25″N 079°06′48″W / 36.37361°N 79.11333°W[1] |
• elevation | 422 ft (129 m)[2] |
Length | 4.68 mi (7.53 km)[3] |
Basin size | 18.10 square miles (46.9 km2)[4] |
Discharge | |
• location | South Hyco Creek |
• average | 22.00 cu ft/s (0.623 m3/s) at mouth with South Hyco Creek[4] |
Basin features | |
Progression | generally north |
River system | Roanoke River |
Tributaries | |
• left | Broachs Mill Creek |
• right | unnamed tributaries |
Bridges | Hesters Store Road, Rolling Hills Road |
Double Creek is a 4.68 mi (7.53 km) long 3rd order tributary to South Hyco Creek in Person County, North Carolina.
Course
Double Creek rises in a pond about 1 mile northeast of Bushy Fork, North Carolina and then flows northerly to join South Hyco Creek about 3 miles southeast of Leasburg.[2]
Watershed
Double Creek drains 18.10 square miles (46.9 km2) of area, receives about 46.6 in/year of precipitation, has a wetness index of 385.51, and is about 52% forested.[4]
References
- ^ a b "GNIS Detail - Double Creek". geonames.usgs.gov. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 8 November 2020.
- ^ a b c "Get Maps". USGS Topoview. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 8 November 2020.
- ^ "ArcGIS Web Application". epa.maps.arcgis.com. US EPA. Retrieved 8 November 2020.
- ^ a b c "Double Creek Watershed Report". US EPA Geoviewer. US EPA. Retrieved 8 November 2020.
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