| Little Duck Creek Tributary to South Hyco Creek | |
|---|---|
  Location of Little Duck Creek mouth  Little Duck Creek (South Hyco Creek tributary) (the United States) | |
| Location | |
| Country | United States |
| State | North Carolina |
| County | Person |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | Satterfield Creek divide |
| • location | about 0.5 miles south-southwest of Olive Hill, North Carolina |
| • coordinates | 36°24′41″N 079°03′11″W / 36.41139°N 79.05306°W[1] |
| • elevation | 612 ft (187 m)[2] |
| Mouth | South Hyco Creek |
• location | about 1.5 miles west of Concord, North Carolina |
• coordinates | 36°26′57″N 079°05′35″W / 36.44917°N 79.09306°W[1] |
• elevation | 410 ft (120 m)[2] |
| Length | 3.04 mi (4.89 km)[3] |
| Basin size | 4.45 square miles (11.5 km2)[4] |
| Discharge | |
| • location | South Hyco Creek |
| • average | 5.66 cu ft/s (0.160 m3/s) at mouth with South Hyco Creek[4] |
| Basin features | |
| Progression | South Hyco Creek → Hyco River → Dan River → Roanoke River → Albemarle Sound |
| River system | Roanoke River |
| Tributaries | |
| • left | unnamed tributaries |
| • right | unnamed tributaries |
| Bridges | Beaver Creek Parkway, Winstead Farm Road, Gardner Road, Concord Church Road |
Little Duck Creek is a 3.04 mi (4.89 km) long 2nd order tributary to South Hyco Creek in Person County, North Carolina. Little Duck Creek joins South Hyco Creek within Hyco Lake.
Variant names
According to the Geographic Names Information System, it has also been known historically as:[1]
- Duck Creek
Course
Little Duck Creek rises about 0.5 miles south-southwest of Olive Hill, North Carolina and then flows northwest to join South Hyco Creek about 1.5 miles southeast of Concord.[2]
Watershed
Little Duck Creek drains 4.45 square miles (11.5 km2) of area, receives about 46.4 in/year of precipitation, has a wetness index of 398.38, and is about 44% forested.[4]
References
- 1 2 3 "GNIS Detail – Little Duck Creek". geonames.usgs.gov. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 8 November 2020.
- 1 2 3 "Get Maps". USGS Topoview. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 8 November 2020.
- ↑ "ArcGIS Web Application". epa.maps.arcgis.com. US EPA. Retrieved 8 November 2020.
- 1 2 3 "Little Duck Creek Watershed Report". US EPA Geoviewer. US EPA. Retrieved 8 November 2020.
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