Hyco River

Stream in North Carolina, USA
36°28′59″N 079°05′44″W / 36.48306°N 79.09556°W / 36.48306; -79.09556[1] • elevation410 ft (120 m)[2] MouthDan River
 • location
John H. Kerr Reservoir about 3 east-southeast of South Boston, Virginia
 • coordinates
36°41′02″N 078°43′55″W / 36.68389°N 78.73194°W / 36.68389; -78.73194[1]
 • elevation
300 ft (91 m)[2]Length33.55 mi (53.99 km)[3]Basin size429.09 square miles (1,111.3 km2)[4]Discharge  • locationDan River (John H. Kerr Reservoir) • average407.14 cu ft/s (11.529 m3/s) at mouth with Dan River[4] Basin featuresProgressionDan River → Roanoke River → Albemarle SoundRiver systemRoanoke RiverTributaries  • leftHyco Creek
Cane Creek
Powells Creek
Coleman Creek
Halfway Creek
Hudson Branch
Terrell Branch
Hilly Creek • rightSouth Hyco Creek
Sargents Creek
Ghent Creek
Storys Creek
Castle Creek
Bowes Branch
Mayo Creek
Dry Creek
Bluewing Creek
Larkin Branch
Pensions Branch
Flat Branch
Morris BranchWaterbodiesHyco Lake
After Bay Reservoir
John H. Kerr ReservoirBridgesWoodsdale Road, Bethel Hill Road, US 501, E Hyco Road, Kingwoods Road, Buckshoal Road, US 58

The Hyco River (Tutelo: Hiḳaatmani:[5]) is a tributary of the Dan River, which is a tributary of the Roanoke River. All three rivers flow through the U.S. states of North Carolina and Virginia. In Person County, North Carolina the Hyco River is impounded by a dam, forming Hyco Lake. The main part of the river flows through Allensville, North Carolina (a township of Roxboro), on Gentry's Ridge and Mill Creek roads as it flows into Virginia townships such as Alton, Virginia, and Cluster Springs, Virginia, then combining with the Dan River.

According to the USGS the Hyco River has been known by the variant names Hicootomony Creek, Hy Coyee River, Hyco Creek, and Hyco-o-tee River.[6]

See also

References

  1. ^ a b "GNIS Detail - Hyco River". geonames.usgs.gov. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 16 October 2019.
  2. ^ a b "Hyco River Topo Map, Halifax County VA (Buffalo Springs Area)". TopoZone. Locality, LLC. Retrieved 16 October 2019.
  3. ^ "ArcGIS Web Application". epa.maps.arcgis.com. US EPA. Retrieved 16 October 2019.
  4. ^ a b "Hyco River Watershed Report". Waters Geoviewer. US EPA. Retrieved 16 October 2019.
  5. ^ Oliverio, Giulia (1996). A Grammar and Dictionary of Tutelo.
  6. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Hyco River


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