Sargents Creek (Hyco River tributary)
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Sargents Creek Tributary to Hyco River | |
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Location | |
Country | United States |
State | North Carolina |
County | Person |
Physical characteristics | |
Source | Little Duck Creek divide |
• location | about 0.25 miles north of Olive Hill, North Carolina |
• coordinates | 36°25′46″N 079°02′40″W / 36.42944°N 79.04444°W[1] |
• elevation | 598 ft (182 m)[2] |
Mouth | Hyco River |
• location | about 4 miles east-southeast of Semora, North Carolina |
• coordinates | 36°29′42″N 079°04′50″W / 36.49500°N 79.08056°WCoordinates: 36°29′42″N 079°04′50″W / 36.49500°N 79.08056°W[1] |
• elevation | 410 ft (120 m)[2] |
Length | 5.08 mi (8.18 km)[3] |
Basin size | 6.09 square miles (15.8 km2)[4] |
Discharge | |
• location | Hyco River |
• average | 7.59 cu ft/s (0.215 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 tributaties |
• right | unnamed tributaries |
Bridges | Concord Sefco Road, Concord Ceffo Road, Roxboro Plant Road |
Sargents Creek is a 5.08 mi (8.18 km) long 1st order tributary to the Hyco River in Person County, North Carolina. Sargents Creek joins the Hyco River within Hyco Lake.
Course
Sargents Creek rises in a pond about 0.25 miles north of Olive Hill, North Carolina and then flows north-northwest to join the Hyco River about 4 miles east-southeast of Semora.[2]
Watershed
Sargents Creek drains 6.09 square miles (15.8 km2) of area, receives about 46.3 in/year of precipitation, has a wetness index of 438.41, and is about 46% forested.[4]
References
- ^ a b "GNIS Detail - Sargents Creek". geonames.usgs.gov. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 6 November 2020.
- ^ a b c "Get Maps". USGS Topoview. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 6 November 2020.
- ^ "ArcGIS Web Application". epa.maps.arcgis.com. US EPA. Retrieved 6 November 2020.
- ^ a b c "Sargents Creek Watershed Report". US EPA Geoviewer. US EPA. Retrieved 6 November 2020.