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Negro Creek (Hyco Creek tributary)

Coordinates: 36°18′15″N 079°14′17″W / 36.30417°N 79.23806°W / 36.30417; -79.23806
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Negro Creek
Tributary to Hyco Creek
Map of Negro Creek mouth location
Map of Negro Creek mouth location
Location of Negro Creek mouth
Map of Negro Creek mouth location
Map of Negro Creek mouth location
Negro Creek (Hyco Creek tributary) (the United States)
Location
CountryUnited States
StateNorth Carolina
CountyCaswell
Alamance
Physical characteristics
SourceStagg Creek divide
 • locationabout 2.5 miles southeast of Baynea, North Carolina
 • coordinates36°14′20″N 079°16′55″W / 36.23889°N 79.28194°W / 36.23889; -79.28194[1]
 • elevation732 ft (223 m)[2]
MouthHyco 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°W / 36.30417; -79.23806[1]
 • elevation
488 ft (149 m)[2]
Length4.80 mi (7.72 km)[3]
Basin size8.05 square miles (20.8 km2)[4]
Discharge 
 • locationHyco Creek
 • average9.85 cu ft/s (0.279 m3/s) at mouth with Hyco Creek[4]
Basin features
Progressionnorth-northeast
River systemRoanoke River
Tributaries 
 • leftunnamed tributaries
 • rightunnamed tributaries
BridgesOld 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

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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

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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

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