Kilgore Creek (Hyco Creek tributary)
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Kilgore Creek Tributary to Hyco Creek | |
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Location | |
Country | United States |
State | North Carolina |
County | Caswell |
Physical characteristics | |
Source | South Hyco Creek divide |
• location | about 0.5 miles south of Leasburg, North Carolina |
• coordinates | 36°22′53″N 079°10′33″W / 36.38139°N 79.17583°W[1] |
• elevation | 608 ft (185 m)[2] |
Mouth | Hyco Creek |
• location | about 2 miles northwest of Leasburg, North Carolina |
• coordinates | 36°25′07″N 079°10′44″W / 36.41861°N 79.17889°WCoordinates: 36°25′07″N 079°10′44″W / 36.41861°N 79.17889°W[1] |
• elevation | 415 ft (126 m)[2] |
Length | 3.27 mi (5.26 km)[3] |
Basin size | 5.63 square miles (14.6 km2)[4] |
Discharge | |
• location | Hyco Creek |
• average | 7.01 cu ft/s (0.199 m3/s) at mouth with Hyco Creek[4] |
Basin features | |
Progression | generally north |
River system | Roanoke River |
Tributaries | |
• left | unnamed tributaries |
• right | unnamed tributaries |
Bridges | US 158 |
Kilgore Creek is a 3.27 mi (5.26 km) long 2nd order tributary to Hyco Creek in Caswell County, North Carolina.
Course
Kilgore Creek rises about 0.5 miles south of Leasburg, North Carolina, and then flows northerly to join Hyco Creek about 2 miles northwest of Leasburg.[2]
Watershed
Kilgore Creek drains 5.63 square miles (14.6 km2) of area, receives about 46.3 in/year of precipitation, has a wetness index of 394.23, and is about 62% forested.[4]
References
- ^ a b "GNIS Detail - Kilgore 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 "Kilgore Creek Watershed Report". US EPA Geoviewer. US EPA. Retrieved 7 November 2020.
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