Hickory Creek (Deep River tributary)
Appearance
Hickory Creek Tributary to Deep River | |
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Location | |
Country | United States |
State | North Carolina |
County | Guilford |
City | Greensboro |
Physical characteristics | |
Source | South Buffalo Creek divide |
• location | Greensboro, North Carolina |
• coordinates | 36°00′47″N 079°51′15″W / 36.01306°N 79.85417°W[1] |
• elevation | 805 ft (245 m)[2] |
Mouth | Deep River |
• location | about 2 miles southeast of Freemans Mill, North Carolina |
• coordinates | 35°55′39″N 079°52′08″W / 35.92750°N 79.86889°W[1] |
• elevation | 655 ft (200 m)[2] |
Length | 7.23 mi (11.64 km)[3] |
Basin size | 20.49 square miles (53.1 km2)[4] |
Discharge | |
• location | Deep River |
• average | 22.94 cu ft/s (0.650 m3/s) at mouth with Deep River[4] |
Basin features | |
Progression | Rocky River → Deep River → Cape Fear River → Atlantic Ocean |
River system | Deep River |
Tributaries | |
• left | unnamed tributaries |
• right | Reddicks Creek |
Bridges | I-73, US 29, I-85, Bishop Road, Kivett Drive, Burnetts Chapel Road, Wall Road |
Hickory Creek is a 7.23 mi (11.64 km) long 3rd order tributary to the Deep River in Guilford County, North Carolina.
Course
[edit]Hickory Creek rises at the south end of Greensboro, North Carolina in Guilford County and then takes a southerly course to join the Deep River about 2 miles southeast of Freeman Mill, North Carolina.[2]
Watershed
[edit]Hickory Creek drains 20.49 square miles (53.1 km2) of area, receives about 45.8 in/year of precipitation, and has a wetness index of 404.36 and is about 35% forested.[4]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ a b "GNIS Detail - Hickory Creek". geonames.usgs.gov. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 29 August 2020.
- ^ a b c "Hickory Creek Topo Map in Guilford". TopoZone. Locality, LLC. Retrieved 29 August 2020.
- ^ "ArcGIS Web Application". epa.maps.arcgis.com. US EPA. Retrieved 29 August 2020.
- ^ a b c "Hickory Creek Watershed Report". US EPA Geoviewer. US EPA. Retrieved 29 August 2020.