Bluewing Creek Tributary to Hyco River | |
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Location | |
Country | United States |
State |
Virginia North Carolina |
County |
Halifax (VA) Person (NC) |
Physical characteristics | |
Source | unnamed tributary to Mayo Reservoir divide |
• location | about 2.5 miles southeast of Triple Springs, North Carolina |
• coordinates | 36°27′41″N 078°50′05″W / 36.46139°N 78.83472°W [1] |
• elevation | 581 ft (177 m) [2] |
Mouth | Hyco River |
• location | about 3 miles southeast of Centerville, Virginia |
• coordinates | 36°37′17″N 078°50′16″W / 36.62139°N 78.83778°W [1] |
• elevation | 319 ft (97 m) [2] |
Length | 12.20 mi (19.63 km) [3] |
Basin size | 26.42 square miles (68.4 km2) [4] |
Discharge | |
• location | Hyco River |
• average | 31.30 cu ft/s (0.886 m3/s) at mouth with Hyco River [4] |
Basin features | |
Progression | Hyco River → Dan River → Roanoke River → Albemarle Sound |
River system | Roanoke River |
Tributaries | |
• left | Little Bluewing Creek |
• right | Cattail Branch Bredlov Creek |
Bridges | Olive Branch Road, Tatum Road, NC 49, High View Church Road, VA 96, North Fork Church Road |
Bluewing Creek is a 12.20 mi (19.63 km) long 3rd order tributary to the Hyco River in Halifax County, Virginia. This is the only stream of this name in the United States. [1]
According to the Geographic Names Information System, it has also been known historically as: [1]
Bluewing Creek rises in a pond about 2.5 miles southeast of Triple Springs, North Carolina, and then flows generally north to join the Hyco River about 3 miles southeast of Centerville, Virginia. [2]
Bluewing Creek drains 26.42 square miles (68.4 km2) of area, receives about 45.8 in/year of precipitation, has a wetness index of 394.32, and is about 57% forested. [4]
Bluewing Creek Tributary to Hyco River | |
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Location | |
Country | United States |
State |
Virginia North Carolina |
County |
Halifax (VA) Person (NC) |
Physical characteristics | |
Source | unnamed tributary to Mayo Reservoir divide |
• location | about 2.5 miles southeast of Triple Springs, North Carolina |
• coordinates | 36°27′41″N 078°50′05″W / 36.46139°N 78.83472°W [1] |
• elevation | 581 ft (177 m) [2] |
Mouth | Hyco River |
• location | about 3 miles southeast of Centerville, Virginia |
• coordinates | 36°37′17″N 078°50′16″W / 36.62139°N 78.83778°W [1] |
• elevation | 319 ft (97 m) [2] |
Length | 12.20 mi (19.63 km) [3] |
Basin size | 26.42 square miles (68.4 km2) [4] |
Discharge | |
• location | Hyco River |
• average | 31.30 cu ft/s (0.886 m3/s) at mouth with Hyco River [4] |
Basin features | |
Progression | Hyco River → Dan River → Roanoke River → Albemarle Sound |
River system | Roanoke River |
Tributaries | |
• left | Little Bluewing Creek |
• right | Cattail Branch Bredlov Creek |
Bridges | Olive Branch Road, Tatum Road, NC 49, High View Church Road, VA 96, North Fork Church Road |
Bluewing Creek is a 12.20 mi (19.63 km) long 3rd order tributary to the Hyco River in Halifax County, Virginia. This is the only stream of this name in the United States. [1]
According to the Geographic Names Information System, it has also been known historically as: [1]
Bluewing Creek rises in a pond about 2.5 miles southeast of Triple Springs, North Carolina, and then flows generally north to join the Hyco River about 3 miles southeast of Centerville, Virginia. [2]
Bluewing Creek drains 26.42 square miles (68.4 km2) of area, receives about 45.8 in/year of precipitation, has a wetness index of 394.32, and is about 57% forested. [4]