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Double Creek (South Hyco Creek tributary)

Coordinates: 36°22′25″N 079°06′48″W / 36.37361°N 79.11333°W / 36.37361; -79.11333
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Double Creek
Tributary to South Hyco Creek
Map of Double Creek mouth location
Map of Double Creek mouth location
Location of Double Creek mouth
Map of Double Creek mouth location
Map of Double Creek mouth location
Double Creek (South Hyco Creek tributary) (the United States)
Location
CountryUnited States
StateNorth Carolina
CountyPerson
Physical characteristics
SourceSouth Flat River divide
 • locationpond about 1 mile northeast of Bushy Fork, North Carolina
 • coordinates36°18′52″N 079°04′50″W / 36.31444°N 79.08056°W / 36.31444; -79.08056[1]
 • elevation660 ft (200 m)[2]
MouthSouth Hyco Creek
 • location
about 3 miles southeast of Leasburg, North Carolina
 • coordinates
36°22′25″N 079°06′48″W / 36.37361°N 79.11333°W / 36.37361; -79.11333[1]
 • elevation
422 ft (129 m)[2]
Length4.68 mi (7.53 km)[3]
Basin size18.10 square miles (46.9 km2)[4]
Discharge 
 • locationSouth Hyco Creek
 • average22.00 cu ft/s (0.623 m3/s) at mouth with South Hyco Creek[4]
Basin features
Progressiongenerally north
River systemRoanoke River
Tributaries 
 • leftBroachs Mill Creek
 • rightunnamed tributaries
BridgesHesters Store Road, Rolling Hills Road

Double Creek is a 4.68 mi (7.53 km) long 3rd order tributary to South Hyco Creek in Person County, North Carolina.

Course

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Double Creek rises in a pond about 1 mile northeast of Bushy Fork, North Carolina and then flows northerly to join South Hyco Creek about 3 miles southeast of Leasburg.[2]

Watershed

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Double Creek drains 18.10 square miles (46.9 km2) of area, receives about 46.6 in/year of precipitation, has a wetness index of 385.51, and is about 52% forested.[4]

References

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  1. ^ a b "GNIS Detail - Double 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 "Double Creek Watershed Report". US EPA Geoviewer. US EPA. Retrieved 8 November 2020.