Dry Creek is a 2.59 mi (4.17 km) long 2nd order tributary to the Hyco River in Halifax County, Virginia.
Dry Creek Tributary to Hyco River | |
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Location | |
Country | United States |
State | Virginia |
County | Halifax |
Physical characteristics | |
Source | Little Bluewing Creek divide |
• location | about 1.5 miles east-southeast of Mayo, Virginia |
• coordinates | 36°34′02″N 078°51′27″W[1] |
• elevation | 462 ft (141 m)[2] |
Mouth | Hyco River |
• location | about 3 miles southeast of Cluster Springs, Virginia |
• coordinates | 36°35′42″N 078°52′32″W[1] |
• elevation | 322 ft (98 m)[2] |
Length | 2.59 mi (4.17 km)[3] |
Basin size | 2.91 square miles (7.5 km2)[4] |
Discharge | |
• location | Hyco River |
• average | 3.75 cu ft/s (0.106 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 | unnamed tributaries |
• right | unnamed tributaries |
Bridges | none |
Dry Creek rises about 1.5 miles east-southeast of Mayo, Virginia, and then flows northwest to join the Hyco River about 3 miles southeast of Cluster Springs.[2]
Dry Creek drains 2.91 square miles (7.5 km2) of area, receives about 45.8 in/year of precipitation, has a wetness index of 381.54, and is about 59% forested.[4]
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