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Powells_Creek_(Hyco_River_tributary) Latitude and Longitude:
36°31′38″N 078°58′49″W / 36.52722°N 78.98028°W / 36.52722; -78.98028
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Powells Creek
Tributary to Hyco River
Map of Powells Creek mouth location
Map of Powells Creek mouth location
Location of Powells Creek mouth
Map of Powells Creek mouth location
Map of Powells Creek mouth location
Powells Creek (Hyco River tributary) (the United States)
Location
Country United States
State Virginia
North Carolina
County Halifax (VA)
Person (NC)
Physical characteristics
SourceWinns Creek divide
 • locationabout 2 miles north of Cunningham, North Carolina
 • coordinates 36°33′21″N 079°03′21″W / 36.55583°N 79.05583°W / 36.55583; -79.05583 [1]
 • elevation550 ft (170 m) [2]
Mouth Hyco River
 • location
about 3 miles south-southwest of Harmony, Virginia
 • coordinates
 36°31′38″N 078°58′49″W / 36.52722°N 78.98028°W / 36.52722; -78.98028 [1]
 • elevation
340 ft (100 m) [2]
Length5.20 mi (8.37 km) [3]
Basin size8.89 square miles (23.0 km2) [4]
Discharge 
 • location Hyco River
 • average11.00 cu ft/s (0.311 m3/s) at mouth with Hyco River [4]
Basin features
Progressioneast and southeast
River system Roanoke River
Tributaries 
 • leftunnamed tributaries
 • rightunnamed tributaries
BridgesFaulkner Road

Powells Creek is a 5.20 mi (8.37 km) long 3rd 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]

  • Crowder Creek
  • Storys Creek

Course

Powells Creek rises about 2 miles north of Cunningham, North Carolina. It then flows east and turns southeast into Person County, North Carolina to join the Hyco River about 3 miles south-southwest of Harmony, Virginia. [2]

Watershed

Powells Creek drains 8.89 square miles (23.0 km2) of area, receives about 45.9 in/year of precipitation, has a wetness index of 379.41, and is about 61% forested. [4]

References

  1. ^ a b c "GNIS Detail - Powells 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 "Powells Creek Watershed Report". US EPA Geoviewer. US EPA. Retrieved 5 November 2020.
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