Mayo 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 | Mill Creek divide |
• location | about 1.5 miles (2.4 km) north of Allensville, North Carolina |
• coordinates | 36°23′41″N 078°55′44″W / 36.39472°N 78.92889°W [1] |
• elevation | 660 ft (200 m) [2] |
Mouth | Hyco River |
• location | about 1 mile (1.6 km) east-northeast of Mayo, Virginia |
• coordinates | 36°35′18″N 078°53′16″W / 36.58833°N 78.88778°W [1] |
• elevation | 322 ft (98 m) [2] |
Length | 20.62 mi (33.18 km) [3] |
Basin size | 60.95 square miles (157.9 km2) [4] |
Discharge | |
• location | Hyco River |
• average | 48.13 cu ft/s (1.363 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 | Mill Creek Crutchfield Branch |
• right | Donaldson Creek |
Waterbodies | Mayo Reservoir |
Bridges | Cedar Grove Church Road, Jack Brann Road, Allensville Road, Parham Road, Lawson Chapel Church Road, NC 49, Bowmantown Road, Mayo Lake Road, VA 96 |
Mayo Creek is a 20.62 mi (33.18 km) long 4th order tributary to the Hyco River in Halifax County, Virginia.
According to the Geographic Names Information System, it has also been known historically as: [1]
Mayo Creek rises about 1.5 miles (2.4 km) west of Allensville, North Carolina, and then flows generally north into Halifax County, Virginia to join the Hyco River about 1 mile (1.6 km) north-northeast of Mayo. [2]
Mayo Creek drains 60.95 square miles (157.9 km2) of area, receives about 46.3 inches per year (118 cm/year) of precipitation, has a wetness index of 448.38, and is about 55% forested. [4]
Mayo 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 | Mill Creek divide |
• location | about 1.5 miles (2.4 km) north of Allensville, North Carolina |
• coordinates | 36°23′41″N 078°55′44″W / 36.39472°N 78.92889°W [1] |
• elevation | 660 ft (200 m) [2] |
Mouth | Hyco River |
• location | about 1 mile (1.6 km) east-northeast of Mayo, Virginia |
• coordinates | 36°35′18″N 078°53′16″W / 36.58833°N 78.88778°W [1] |
• elevation | 322 ft (98 m) [2] |
Length | 20.62 mi (33.18 km) [3] |
Basin size | 60.95 square miles (157.9 km2) [4] |
Discharge | |
• location | Hyco River |
• average | 48.13 cu ft/s (1.363 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 | Mill Creek Crutchfield Branch |
• right | Donaldson Creek |
Waterbodies | Mayo Reservoir |
Bridges | Cedar Grove Church Road, Jack Brann Road, Allensville Road, Parham Road, Lawson Chapel Church Road, NC 49, Bowmantown Road, Mayo Lake Road, VA 96 |
Mayo Creek is a 20.62 mi (33.18 km) long 4th order tributary to the Hyco River in Halifax County, Virginia.
According to the Geographic Names Information System, it has also been known historically as: [1]
Mayo Creek rises about 1.5 miles (2.4 km) west of Allensville, North Carolina, and then flows generally north into Halifax County, Virginia to join the Hyco River about 1 mile (1.6 km) north-northeast of Mayo. [2]
Mayo Creek drains 60.95 square miles (157.9 km2) of area, receives about 46.3 inches per year (118 cm/year) of precipitation, has a wetness index of 448.38, and is about 55% forested. [4]