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
Map of Sugartree Creek mouth location
Map of Sugartree Creek mouth location
Location of Sugartree Creek mouth
Map of Sugartree Creek mouth location
Map of Sugartree Creek mouth location
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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