Negro Creek (Hyco Creek tributary)
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Negro Creek Tributary to Hyco Creek | |
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Location | |
Country | United States |
State | North Carolina |
County | Caswell Alamance |
Physical characteristics | |
Source | Stagg Creek divide |
• location | about 2.5 miles southeast of Baynea, North Carolina |
• coordinates | 36°14′20″N 079°16′55″W / 36.23889°N 79.28194°W[1] |
• elevation | 732 ft (223 m)[2] |
Mouth | Hyco Creek |
• location | about 2 miles south-southeast of Hightowers, North Carolina |
• coordinates | 36°18′15″N 079°14′17″W / 36.30417°N 79.23806°WCoordinates: 36°18′15″N 079°14′17″W / 36.30417°N 79.23806°W[1] |
• elevation | 488 ft (149 m)[2] |
Length | 4.80 mi (7.72 km)[3] |
Basin size | 8.05 square miles (20.8 km2)[4] |
Discharge | |
• location | Hyco Creek |
• average | 9.85 cu ft/s (0.279 m3/s) at mouth with Hyco Creek[4] |
Basin features | |
Progression | north-northeast |
River system | Roanoke River |
Tributaries | |
• left | unnamed tributaries |
• right | unnamed tributaries |
Bridges | Old Collins Road, Gunn Poole Road, Hightower Road |
Negro Creek is a 4.80 mi (7.72 km) long 2nd order tributary to Hyco Creek in Caswell County, North Carolina.
Course
Negro Creek rises about 2.5 miles southeast of Baynea, North Carolina in Alamance County, and then flows northeasterly into Caswell County to join Hyco Creek about 2 miles south-southeast of Hightowers.[2]
Watershed
Negro Creek drains 8.05 square miles (20.8 km2) of area, receives about 46.5 in/year of precipitation, has a topographic wetness index of 362.36, and is about 54% forested.[4]
References
- ^ a b "GNIS Detail – Negro 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 "Negro Creek Watershed Report". US EPA Geoviewer. US EPA. Retrieved 8 November 2020.
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