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Cane_Creek_(Hyco_River_tributary) Latitude and Longitude:
36°30′43″N 079°03′55″W / 36.51194°N 79.06528°W / 36.51194; -79.06528
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Cane Creek
Tributary to Hyco River
Map of Cane Creek mouth location
Map of Cane Creek mouth location
Location of Cane Creek mouth
Map of Cane Creek mouth location
Map of Cane Creek mouth location
Cane Creek (Hyco River tributary) (the United States)
Location
Country United States
State North Carolina
County Person
Caswell
Physical characteristics
SourceCountry Line Creek divide
 • locationabout 0.25 miles southeast of Semora, North Carolina
 • coordinates 36°29′37″N 079°08′39″W / 36.49361°N 79.14417°W / 36.49361; -79.14417 [1]
 • elevation555 ft (169 m) [2]
Mouth Hyco River
 • location
about 1.5 miles west of McGehees Mill, North Carolina in Hyco Lake
 • coordinates
 36°30′43″N 079°03′55″W / 36.51194°N 79.06528°W / 36.51194; -79.06528 [1]
 • elevation
410 ft (120 m) [2]
Length5.10 mi (8.21 km) [3]
Basin size8.25 square miles (21.4 km2) [4]
Discharge 
 • location Hyco River
 • average10.19 cu ft/s (0.289 m3/s) at mouth with Hyco River [4]
Basin features
Progressionnortheast
River system Roanoke River
Tributaries 
 • leftunnamed tributaties
 • rightunnamed tributaries
BridgesSemora Road, Jeff Road

Cane Creek is a 5.10 mi (8.21 km) long 3rd order tributary to the Hyco River in Person County, North Carolina. Cane Creek joins the Hyco River within Hyco Lake.

Variant names

According to the Geographic Names Information System, it has also been known historically as: [1]

  • Cain Creek

Course

Cane Creek rises in a pond about 0.25 miles southeast of Semora, North Carolina in Caswell County, and then flows northeast into Person County to join the Hyco River about 1.5 miles west of McGehee Mills. [2]

Watershed

Cane Creek drains 8.25 square miles (21.4 km2) of area, receives about 46.0 in/year of precipitation, has a wetness index of 411.27, and is about 54% forested. [4]

References

  1. ^ a b c "GNIS Detail - Cane Creek". geonames.usgs.gov. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 5 November 2020.
  2. ^ a b c "Get Maps". USGS Topoview. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 5 November 2020.
  3. ^ "ArcGIS Web Application". epa.maps.arcgis.com. US EPA. Retrieved 5 November 2020.
  4. ^ a b c "Watershed Report | Office of Water | US EPA". watersgeo.epa.gov. Retrieved 5 November 2020.

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