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List Of Rivers In North Carolina
This is a list of rivers in the U.S. state of North Carolina. By drainage basin This list is arranged by drainage basin, with respective tributaries alphabetically indented under each larger stream's name. Atlantic Ocean * North Landing River ** Northwest River * North River * Pasquotank River * Little River * Perquimans River * Yeopim River * Chowan River ** Wiccacon River ** Meherrin River *** Potecasi Creek *** Worrell Mill Swamp ****Hares Branch ** Blackwater River ** Nottoway River * Cashie River Roanoke River * Roanoke River ** Dan River *** Aarons Creek **** Crooked Fork *** Hyco River **** Castle Creek **** Storys Creek **** Powells Creek **** Ghent Creek **** Cane Creek **** Sargents Creek **** Hyco Creek ***** Cobbs Creek ***** Kilgore Creek ***** Coneys Creek ***** Panther Branch ***** Lynch Creek ***** Negro Creek **** South Hyco Creek ***** Little Duck Creek ***** Richland Creek ***** Cub Creek ***** Double Creek ***** Sugartree Creek *** S ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
River
A river is a natural flowing watercourse, usually freshwater, flowing towards an ocean, sea, lake or another river. In some cases, a river flows into the ground and becomes dry at the end of its course without reaching another body of water. Small rivers can be referred to using names such as Stream#Creek, creek, Stream#Brook, brook, rivulet, and rill. There are no official definitions for the generic term river as applied to Geographical feature, geographic features, although in some countries or communities a stream is defined by its size. Many names for small rivers are specific to geographic location; examples are "run" in some parts of the United States, "Burn (landform), burn" in Scotland and northeast England, and "beck" in northern England. Sometimes a river is defined as being larger than a creek, but not always: the language is vague. Rivers are part of the water cycle. Water generally collects in a river from Precipitation (meteorology), precipitation through a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hares Branch
Hares Branch is a long 2nd order tributary to the Worrell Mill Swamp via Worrell Millpond in Hertford County, North Carolina. This is the only stream of this name in the United States. Course Hares Branch rises on the Panther Swamp divide about 0.5 miles south of Murfreesboro, North Carolina, and then flows northeasterly to join Worrell Mill Swamp on the east side of Murfreesboro. Watershed Hares Branch drains of area, receives about 48.3 in/year of precipitation, has a wetness index of 515.21, and is about 23% forested. See also *List of rivers of North Carolina This is a list of rivers in the U.S. state of North Carolina. By drainage basin This list is arranged by drainage basin, with respective tributaries alphabetically indented under each larger stream's name. Atlantic Ocean * North Landing Rive ... References Rivers of North Carolina Rivers of Hertford County, North Carolina {{HertfordCountyNC-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sargents Creek (Hyco River Tributary)
Sargents Creek is a long 1st order tributary to the Hyco River in Person County, North Carolina. Sargents Creek joins the Hyco River within Hyco Lake Hyco Lake is a reservoir in Person and Caswell counties, North Carolina. It is the area's main destination for fishing, boating, water skiing, wake boarding, and recreation and is the larger of Person County's two lakes, the other being Mayo Lake .... Course 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. Watershed Sargents Creek drains of area, receives about 46.3 in/year of precipitation, has a wetness index of 438.41, and is about 46% forested. References Rivers of North Carolina Rivers of Person County, North Carolina Tributaries of the Roanoke River {{NorthCarolina-river-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cane Creek (Hyco River Tributary)
Cane Creek is a long 3rd order tributary to the Hyco River in Person County, North Carolina. Cane Creek joins the Hyco River within Hyco Lake. Variant names According to the Geographic Names Information System, it has also been known historically as: *Cain Creek Course Cane Creek rises in a pond about 0.25 miles southeast of Semora, North Carolina Semora is an unincorporated community in Caswell County, North Carolina, United States. It lies just northwest of Hyco Lake and has some presence in Person County. Semora is home to one of the oldest churches in North Carolina, the Red House Presb ... in Caswell County, and then flows northeast into Person County to join the Hyco River about 1.5 miles west of McGehee Mills. Watershed Cane Creek drains of area, receives about 46.0 in/year of precipitation, has a wetness index of 411.27, and is about 54% forested. References Rivers of North Carolina Rivers of Caswell County, North Carolina Rivers of Person County, North Ca ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ghent Creek
Ghent Creek is a long 4th order tributary to the Hyco River in Person County, North Carolina. This is the only stream of this name in the United States. Variant names According to the Geographic Names Information System The Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) is a database of name and locative information about more than two million physical and cultural features throughout the United States and its territories, Antarctica, and the associated states of ..., it has also been known historically as: *Ghents Creek Course Ghent Creek rises in a pond about 0.5 miles northwest of Five Forks, North Carolina, and then flows northeast to join the Hyco River about 4 miles north-northwest of Woodsdale. Watershed Ghent Creek drains of area, receives about 46.1 in/year of precipitation, has a wetness index of 379.32, and is about 52% forested. References Rivers of North Carolina Rivers of Person County, North Carolina Tributaries of the Roanoke River {{NorthCaro ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Powells Creek (Hyco River Tributary)
Powells Creek is a long 3rd order tributary to the Hyco River in Person County, North Carolina. Variant names According to the Geographic Names Information System, it has also been known historically as: *Crowder Creek *Storys Creek Course Powells Creek rises about 2 miles north of Cunningham, North Carolina Cunningham is an unincorporated community within the Cunningham Township of Person County in North Carolina, United States, which bears the name of a local landowner and planter, John W. Cunningham, according to Powell. Also, a post office was e .... It then flows east and turns southeast into Person County, North Carolina to join the Hyco River about 3 miles south-southwest of Harmony, Virginia. Watershed Powells Creek drains of area, receives about 45.9 in/year of precipitation, has a wetness index of 379.41, and is about 61% forested. References Rivers of North Carolina Rivers of Virginia Rivers of Halifax County, Virginia Rivers of Person County, North C ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Storys Creek (Hyco River Tributary)
Storys Creek is a long 4th order tributary to the Hyco River in Person County, North Carolina. Variant names According to the Geographic Names Information System The Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) is a database of name and locative information about more than two million physical and cultural features throughout the United States and its territories, Antarctica, and the associated states of ..., it has also been known historically as: *Satterfield Creek *Stony Creek *Story Creek Course Storys Creek rises about 0.5 miles northeast of Roseville, North Carolina, and then flows north-northeast to join the Hyco River about 4 miles north-northwest of Woodsdale. Watershed Storys Creek drains of area, receives about 46.4 in/year of precipitation, has a wetness index of 399.51, and is about 54% forested. References Rivers of North Carolina Rivers of Person County, North Carolina Tributaries of the Roanoke River {{NorthCarolina-river-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Castle Creek (Hyco River Tributary)
Castle Creek is a long 3rd order tributary to the Hyco River in Person County, North Carolina Person County is a county located in the U.S. state of North Carolina. The population was 39,097 as of the 2020 census. The county seat is Roxboro. Person County is included in the Durham-Chapel Hill Metropolitan Statistical Area, which is al .... Course Castle Creek rises in a pond about 0.5 miles southwest of Gentry Store, North Carolina, and then flows north to join the Hyco River about 2 miles south-southeast of Harmony, Virginia. Watershed Castle Creek drains of area, receives about 46.2 in/year of precipitation, has a wetness index of 373.81, and is about 55% forested. References Rivers of North Carolina Rivers of Person County, North Carolina Tributaries of the Roanoke River {{NorthCarolina-river-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hyco River
The Hyco River (Tutelo: Hiḳaatmani:) is a tributary of the Dan River, which is a tributary of the Roanoke River. All three rivers flow through the U.S. states of North Carolina and Virginia. In Person County, North Carolina the Hyco River is impounded by a dam, forming Hyco Lake. The main part of the river flows through Allensville, North Carolina (a township of Roxboro), on Gentry's Ridge and Mill Creek roads as it flows into Virginia townships such as Alton, Virginia, and Cluster Springs, Virginia, then combining with the Dan River. According to the USGS the Hyco River has been known by the variant names Hicootomony Creek, Hy Coyee River, Hyco Creek, and Hyco-o-tee River. See also *List of rivers of Virginia This is a list of rivers in the U.S. state of Virginia. By drainage basin This list is arranged by drainage basin, with respective tributaries, arranged in the order of their confluence from mouth to source, indented under each larger stream's nam ... References ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Crooked Fork (Aarons Creek Tributary)
Crooked Fork is a long 2nd order tributary to Aarons Creek in Granville County, North Carolina. Course Crooked Fork rises about 4 miles southeast of Triple Springs, North Carolina in Person County, and then flows northeast and then turns east to join Aarons Creek about 3 miles south of Virgilina, Virginia. Watershed Crooked Fork drains of area, receives about 46.1 in/year of precipitation, has a wetness index of 410.19, and is about 51% forested. See also * List of Virginia Rivers This is a list of rivers in the U.S. state of Virginia. By drainage basin This list is arranged by drainage basin, with respective tributaries, arranged in the order of their confluence from mouth to source, indented under each larger stream's nam ... References Rivers of North Carolina Rivers of Granville County, North Carolina Rivers of Person County, North Carolina Tributaries of the Roanoke River {{NorthCarolina-river-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Aarons Creek (Dan River Tributary)
Aarons Creek is a long 3rd order tributary to the Dan River in Halifax County, Virginia. Aarons Creek forms the boundary of Halifax and Mecklenburg Counties, Virginia up to the Dan River. Variant names According to the Geographic Names Information System, it has also been known historically as: * Aaron Creek * Aaron's Creek * Crooked Fork * Tewa-ho-mony Creek * Tewahominy * Tewakominy Creek * Tewaw-hommini Creek Course Aarons Creek rises in a pond about 5 miles northeast of Allensville, North Carolina, in Person County and then flows north-northeast through Granville County, North Carolina and into Virginia to join the Dan River about 1 mile northeast of Aarons Creek. Watershed Aarons Creek drains of area, receives about 45.6 in/year of precipitation, has a wetness index of 421.02, and is about 56% forested. See also * List of Virginia Rivers * List of North Carolina Rivers This is a list of rivers in the U.S. state of North Carolina. By drainage basin This list i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dan River
The Dan River flows in the U.S. states of North Carolina and Virginia. It rises in Patrick County, Virginia, and crosses the state border into Stokes County, North Carolina. It then flows into Rockingham County. From there it flows back into Virginia through Pittsylvania County before reentering North Carolina near the border between Caswell County and Rockingham County. It flows into northern Caswell County and then back into southern Virginia (briefly Pittsylvania County, then into Halifax County) and finally into Kerr Reservoir on the Roanoke River. The name of the river was first recorded by William Byrd II in 1728, during an expedition to survey the Virginia border, though Byrd did not explain the reason for the name. A variant name is "South Branch Roanoke River". In 2014, a large amount of coal ash, a byproduct of coal combustion, spilled into the river, prompting a cleanup process costing an estimated $300 million. Dan River is also the name of the southeastern ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
