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Cub Creek (South Hyco Creek tributary)

Coordinates: 36°24′31″N 079°06′24″W / 36.40861°N 79.10667°W / 36.40861; -79.10667
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Cub Creek
Tributary to South Hyco Creek
Map of Cub Creek mouth location
Map of Cub Creek mouth location
Location of Cub Creek mouth
Map of Cub Creek mouth location
Map of Cub Creek mouth location
Cub Creek (South Hyco Creek tributary) (the United States)
Location
CountryUnited States
StateNorth Carolina
CountyPerson
Physical characteristics
SourceCobbs Creek divide
 • locationabout 1 mile southeast of Leasburg, North Carolina
 • coordinates36°23′17″N 079°08′03″W / 36.38806°N 79.13417°W / 36.38806; -79.13417[1]
 • elevation560 ft (170 m)[2]
MouthSouth Hyco Creek
 • location
about 1.5 miles south-southwest of Longs Store, North Carolina
 • coordinates
36°24′31″N 079°06′24″W / 36.40861°N 79.10667°W / 36.40861; -79.10667[1]
 • elevation
410 ft (120 m)[2]
Length2.44 mi (3.93 km)[3]
Basin size1.86 square miles (4.8 km2)[4]
Discharge 
 • locationSouth Hyco Creek
 • average2.44 cu ft/s (0.069 m3/s) at mouth with South Hyco Creek[4]
Basin features
Progressionnortheast
River systemRoanoke River
Tributaries 
 • leftunnamed tributaries
 • rightunnamed tributaries
BridgesUS 158

Cub Creek is a 2.44 mi (3.93 km) long 1st order tributary to South Hyco Creek in Person County, North Carolina. Cub Creek joins South Hyco Creek within Hyco Lake.

Course

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Cub Creek rises about 1 mile southeast of Leasburg, North Carolina and then flows northeast to join South Hyco Creek about 1.5 miles south-southwest of Longs Store.[2]

Watershed

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Cub Creek drains 1.86 square miles (4.8 km2) of area, receives about 46.4 in/year of precipitation, has a wetness index of 385.84, and is about 57% forested.[4]

References

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  1. ^ a b "GNIS Detail - Cub Creek". geonames.usgs.gov. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 8 November 2020.
  2. ^ a b c "Get Maps". USGS Topoview. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 8 November 2020.
  3. ^ "ArcGIS Web Application". epa.maps.arcgis.com. US EPA. Retrieved 8 November 2020.
  4. ^ a b c "Cub Creek Watershed Report". US EPA Geoviewer. US EPA. Retrieved 8 November 2020.