Storys Creek (Hyco River tributary)
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Storys Creek Tributary to Hyco River | |
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Location | |
Country | United States |
State | North Carolina |
County | Person |
Physical characteristics | |
Source | North Flat River divide |
• location | about 0.5 miles northeast of Roseville, North Carolina |
• coordinates | 36°21′56″N 079°01′49″W / 36.36556°N 79.03028°W[1] |
• elevation | 670 ft (200 m)[2] |
Mouth | Hyco River |
• location | about 4 miles north-northwest of Woodsdale, North Carolina |
• coordinates | 36°31′33″N 078°58′38″W / 36.52583°N 78.97722°WCoordinates: 36°31′33″N 078°58′38″W / 36.52583°N 78.97722°W[1] |
• elevation | 340 ft (100 m)[2] |
Length | 12.51 mi (20.13 km)[3] |
Basin size | 42.50 square miles (110.1 km2)[4] |
Discharge | |
• location | Hyco River |
• average | 50.24 cu ft/s (1.423 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 | Satterfield Creek Lick Branch |
• right | Marlowe Creek |
Waterbodies | Roxboro Lake Chub Lake |
Bridges | Esther Road, Hickory Leaf Court, Dee Long Road, US 15, Semora Road, City Lake Road, Community House Road, Edwin Robertson Road |
Storys Creek is a 12.51 mi (20.13 km) long 4th order tributary to the Hyco River in Person County, North Carolina.
Variant names
According to the Geographic Names Information System, it has also been known historically as:[1]
- Satterfield Creek
- Stony Creek
- Story Creek
Course
Storys Creek rises about 0.5 miles northeast of Roseville, North Carolina, and then flows north-northeast to join the Hyco River about 4 miles north-northwest of Woodsdale.[2]
Watershed
Storys Creek drains 42.50 square miles (110.1 km2) of area, receives about 46.4 in/year of precipitation, has a wetness index of 399.51, and is about 54% forested.[4]
References
- ^ a b c "GNIS Detail - Storys Creek". geonames.usgs.gov. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 5 November 2020.
- ^ a b c "Get Maps". USGS Topoview. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 5 November 2020.
- ^ "ArcGIS Web Application". epa.maps.arcgis.com. US EPA. Retrieved 5 November 2020.
- ^ a b c "Storys Creek Watershed Report". US EPA Geoviewer. US EPA. Retrieved 5 November 2020.