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Storys_Creek_(Hyco_River_tributary) Latitude and Longitude:
36°31′33″N 078°58′38″W / 36.52583°N 78.97722°W / 36.52583; -78.97722
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Storys Creek
Tributary to Hyco River
Map of Storys Creek mouth location
Map of Storys Creek mouth location
Location of Storys Creek mouth
Map of Storys Creek mouth location
Map of Storys Creek mouth location
Storys Creek (Hyco River tributary) (the United States)
Location
Country United States
State North Carolina
County Person
Physical characteristics
SourceNorth Flat River divide
 • locationabout 0.5 miles northeast of Roseville, North Carolina
 • coordinates 36°21′56″N 079°01′49″W / 36.36556°N 79.03028°W / 36.36556; -79.03028 [1]
 • elevation670 ft (200 m) [2]
Mouth Hyco River
 • location
about 4 miles north-northwest of Woodsdale, North Carolina
 • coordinates
 36°31′33″N 078°58′38″W / 36.52583°N 78.97722°W / 36.52583; -78.97722 [1]
 • elevation
340 ft (100 m) [2]
Length12.51 mi (20.13 km) [3]
Basin size42.50 square miles (110.1 km2) [4]
Discharge 
 • location Hyco River
 • average50.24 cu ft/s (1.423 m3/s) at mouth with Hyco River [4]
Basin features
Progression Hyco River → Dan River → Roanoke River → Albemarle Sound
River system Roanoke River
Tributaries 
 • leftSatterfield Creek
Lick Branch
 • rightMarlowe Creek
WaterbodiesRoxboro Lake
Chub Lake
BridgesEsther Road, Hickory Leaf Court, Dee Long Road, US 15, Semora Road, City Lake Road, Community House Road, Edwin Robertson Road

Storys Creek is a 12.51 mi (20.13 km) long 4th 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]

  • Satterfield Creek
  • Stony Creek
  • Story Creek

Course

Storys Creek rises about 0.5 miles northeast of Roseville, North Carolina, and then flows north-northeast to join the Hyco River about 4 miles north-northwest of Woodsdale. [2]

Watershed

Storys Creek drains 42.50 square miles (110.1 km2) of area, receives about 46.4 in/year of precipitation, has a wetness index of 399.51, and is about 54% forested. [4]

References

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

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