Cane Creek is a long 3rd order tributary to the
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 ...
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 ...
. Cane 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 ...
.
Variant names
According to the
Geographic Names Information System
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, 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 Carolina
Tributaries of the Roanoke River
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