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Sargents Creek (Hyco River tributary)

Coordinates: 36°29′42″N 079°04′50″W / 36.49500°N 79.08056°W / 36.49500; -79.08056
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Sargents Creek
Tributary to Hyco River
Map of Sargents Creek mouth location
Map of Sargents Creek mouth location
Location of Sargents Creek mouth
Map of Sargents Creek mouth location
Map of Sargents Creek mouth location
Sargents Creek (Hyco River tributary) (the United States)
Location
CountryUnited States
StateNorth Carolina
CountyPerson
Physical characteristics
SourceLittle Duck Creek divide
 • locationabout 0.25 miles north of Olive Hill, North Carolina
 • coordinates36°25′46″N 079°02′40″W / 36.42944°N 79.04444°W / 36.42944; -79.04444[1]
 • elevation598 ft (182 m)[2]
MouthHyco River
 • location
about 4 miles east-southeast of Semora, North Carolina
 • coordinates
36°29′42″N 079°04′50″W / 36.49500°N 79.08056°W / 36.49500; -79.08056[1]
 • elevation
410 ft (120 m)[2]
Length5.08 mi (8.18 km)[3]
Basin size6.09 square miles (15.8 km2)[4]
Discharge 
 • locationHyco River
 • average7.59 cu ft/s (0.215 m3/s) at mouth with Hyco River[4]
Basin features
ProgressionHyco RiverDan RiverRoanoke RiverAlbemarle Sound
River systemRoanoke River
Tributaries 
 • leftunnamed tributaties
 • rightunnamed tributaries
BridgesConcord Sefco Road, Concord Ceffo Road, Roxboro Plant Road

Sargents Creek is a 5.08 mi (8.18 km) long 1st order tributary to the Hyco River in Person County, North Carolina. Sargents Creek joins the Hyco River within Hyco Lake.

Course

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Sargents Creek rises in a pond about 0.25 miles north of Olive Hill, North Carolina and then flows north-northwest to join the Hyco River about 4 miles east-southeast of Semora.[2]

Watershed

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Sargents Creek drains 6.09 square miles (15.8 km2) of area, receives about 46.3 in/year of precipitation, has a wetness index of 438.41, and is about 46% forested.[4]

References

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  1. ^ a b "GNIS Detail - Sargents Creek". geonames.usgs.gov. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 6 November 2020.
  2. ^ a b c "Get Maps". USGS Topoview. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 6 November 2020.
  3. ^ "ArcGIS Web Application". epa.maps.arcgis.com. US EPA. Retrieved 6 November 2020.
  4. ^ a b c "Sargents Creek Watershed Report". US EPA Geoviewer. US EPA. Retrieved 6 November 2020.