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Reedy_Fork_(Hyco_Creek_tributary) Latitude and Longitude:
36°26′54″N 079°10′35″W / 36.44833°N 79.17639°W / 36.44833; -79.17639
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Reedy Fork
Tributary to Hyco Creek
Map of Reedy Fork mouth location
Map of Reedy Fork mouth location
Location of Reedy Fork mouth
Map of Reedy Fork mouth location
Map of Reedy Fork mouth location
Reedy Fork (Hyco Creek tributary) (the United States)
Location
Country United States
State North Carolina
County Caswell
Physical characteristics
SourceCountry Line Creek divide
 • location Hightowers, North Carolina
 • coordinates 36°20′03″N 079°14′17″W / 36.33417°N 79.23806°W / 36.33417; -79.23806 [1]
 • elevation645 ft (197 m) [2]
Mouth Hyco Creek
 • location
about 0.75 miles west of Osmond, North Carolina
 • coordinates
 36°26′54″N 079°10′35″W / 36.44833°N 79.17639°W / 36.44833; -79.17639 [1]
 • elevation
410 ft (120 m) [2]
Length10.13 mi (16.30 km) [3]
Basin size15.97 square miles (41.4 km2) [4]
Discharge 
 • location Hyco Creek
 • average19.04 cu ft/s (0.539 m3/s) at mouth with Hyco Creek [4]
Basin features
Progressionnorth-northeast
River system Roanoke River
Tributaries 
 • leftunnamed tributaries
 • rightunnamed tributaries
BridgesUS 158, NC 119

Reedy Fork is a 10.13 mi (16.30 km) long 2nd order tributary to Hyco Creek in Caswell County, North Carolina. Reedy Fork joins Hyco Creek within Hyco Lake.

Variant names

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

  • Reedy Creek Fork
  • Reedy Fork Creek

Course

Reedy Fork rises in Hightowers, North Carolina and then flows north-northeast to join Hyco Creek about 0.75 miles west of Osmond. [2]

Watershed

Reedy Fork drains 15.97 square miles (41.4 km2) of area, receives about 46.2 in/year of precipitation, has a wetness index of 356.80, and is about 54% forested. [4]

References

  1. ^ a b c "GNIS Detail - Reedy Fork". geonames.usgs.gov. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 7 November 2020.
  2. ^ a b c "Get Maps". USGS Topoview. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 7 November 2020.
  3. ^ "ArcGIS Web Application". epa.maps.arcgis.com. US EPA. Retrieved 7 November 2020.
  4. ^ a b c "Reedy Fork Watershed Report". US EPA Geoviewer. US EPA. Retrieved 7 November 2020.

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