Sugartree Creek (South Hyco Creek tributary)

Sugartree Creek is a 4.95 mi (7.97 km) long 1st order tributary to South Hyco Creek in Caswell County, North Carolina.

Sugartree Creek
Tributary to South Hyco Creek
Location of Sugartree Creek mouth
Sugartree Creek (South Hyco Creek tributary) (the United States)
Location
CountryUnited States
StateNorth Carolina
CountyCaswell
Physical characteristics
SourceLynch Creek divide
 • locationpond at Prospect Hill, North Carolina
 • coordinates36°15′01″N 079°11′07″W[1]
 • elevation695 ft (212 m)[2]
MouthSouth Hyco Creek
 • location
about 1 mile northwest of Gordonton, North Carolina
 • coordinates
36°17′52″N 079°09′05″W[1]
 • elevation
485 ft (148 m)[2]
Length4.95 mi (7.97 km)[3]
Basin size4.51 square miles (11.7 km2)[4]
Discharge 
 • locationSouth Hyco Creek
 • average5.70 cu ft/s (0.161 m3/s) at mouth with South Hyco Creek[4]
Basin features
Progressionnortheast
River systemRoanoke River
Tributaries 
 • leftunnamed tributaries
 • rightunnamed tributaries
BridgesPainter Road, Wrenn Road

Course

Sugartree Creek rises in a pond in Prospect Hill, North Carolina and then flows northeast to join South Hyco Creek about 1 mile northwest of Gordonton.[2]

Watershed

Sugartree Creek drains 4.51 square miles (11.7 km2) of area, receives about 46.6 in/year of precipitation, has a wetness index of 385.73, and is about 58% forested.[4]

References
  1. "GNIS Detail - Sugartree Creek". geonames.usgs.gov. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 9 November 2020.
  2. "Get Maps". USGS Topoview. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 9 November 2020.
  3. "ArcGIS Web Application". epa.maps.arcgis.com. US EPA. Retrieved 9 November 2020.
  4. "Sugartree Creek Watershed Report". US EPA Geoviewer. US EPA. Retrieved 9 November 2020.
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