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Hilly Creek

Coordinates: 36°38′57″N 078°47′31″W / 36.64917°N 78.79194°W / 36.64917; -78.79194
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Hilly Creek
Tributary to Hyco River
Map of Hilly Creek mouth location
Map of Hilly Creek mouth location
Location of Hilly Creek mouth
Map of Hilly Creek mouth location
Map of Hilly Creek mouth location
Hilly Creek (the United States)
Location
CountryUnited States
StateVirginia
CountyHalifax
Physical characteristics
SourceGrassy Creek divide
 • locationpond at Omega, Virginia
 • coordinates36°40′08″N 078°48′50″W / 36.66889°N 78.81389°W / 36.66889; -78.81389[1]
 • elevation428 ft (130 m)[2]
MouthHyco River at John H. Kerr Reservoir
 • location
about 1.5 miles south-southeast of Omega, Virginia
 • coordinates
36°38′57″N 078°47′31″W / 36.64917°N 78.79194°W / 36.64917; -78.79194[1]
 • elevation
300 ft (91 m)[2]
Length1.95 mi (3.14 km)[3]
Basin size1.63 square miles (4.2 km2)[4]
Discharge 
 • locationHyco River
 • average2.14 cu ft/s (0.061 m3/s) at mouth with Hyco River[4]
Basin features
Progressiongenerally southeast
River systemRoanoke River
Tributaries 
 • leftunnamed tributaries
 • rightunnamed tributaries
Bridgesnone

Hilly Creek is a 1.95 mi (3.14 km) long 1st order tributary to the Hyco River in Halifax County, Virginia. Flat Branch joins Hyco River in John H. Kerr Reservoir (Buggs Island Reservoir in Virginia). This is the only stream of this name in the United States.[1]

Course

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Hilly Creek rises in a pond at Omega, Virginia and then flows southeast to join the Hyco River in John H. Kerr Reservoir about 1.5 miles south-southeast of Omega.[2]

Watershed

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Hilly Creek drains 1.63 square miles (4.2 km2) of area, receives about 45.6 in/year of precipitation, has a wetness index of 370.38, and is about 63% forested.[4]

See also

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References

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