The Hyco River (Tutelo: Hiḳaatmani:) is a tributary of the

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 i ...

, which is a tributary of the

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. All three rivers flow through the

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s of

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and

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. In

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the Hyco River is impounded by a dam, forming

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. ...

. 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

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, and

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, then combining with the Dan River. According to the

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the Hyco River has been known by the variant names Hicootomony Creek, Hy Coyee River, Hyco Creek, and Hyco-o-tee River.

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Rivers of Person County, North Carolina Rivers of North Carolina Rivers of Virginia Rivers of Halifax County, Virginia Tributaries of the Roanoke River {{NorthCarolina-river-stub

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