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Kilgore Creek (Hyco Creek tributary)

Coordinates: 36°25′07″N 079°10′44″W / 36.41861°N 79.17889°W / 36.41861; -79.17889
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Kilgore Creek
Tributary to Hyco Creek
Map of Kilgore Creek mouth location
Map of Kilgore Creek mouth location
Location of Kilgore Creek mouth
Map of Kilgore Creek mouth location
Map of Kilgore Creek mouth location
Kilgore Creek (Hyco Creek tributary) (the United States)
Location
CountryUnited States
StateNorth Carolina
CountyCaswell
Physical characteristics
SourceSouth Hyco Creek divide
 • locationabout 0.5 miles south of Leasburg, North Carolina
 • coordinates36°22′53″N 079°10′33″W / 36.38139°N 79.17583°W / 36.38139; -79.17583[1]
 • elevation608 ft (185 m)[2]
MouthHyco Creek
 • location
about 2 miles northwest of Leasburg, North Carolina
 • coordinates
36°25′07″N 079°10′44″W / 36.41861°N 79.17889°W / 36.41861; -79.17889[1]
 • elevation
415 ft (126 m)[2]
Length3.27 mi (5.26 km)[3]
Basin size5.63 square miles (14.6 km2)[4]
Discharge 
 • locationHyco Creek
 • average7.01 cu ft/s (0.199 m3/s) at mouth with Hyco Creek[4]
Basin features
Progressiongenerally north
River systemRoanoke River
Tributaries 
 • leftunnamed tributaries
 • rightunnamed tributaries
BridgesUS 158

Kilgore Creek is a 3.27 mi (5.26 km) long 2nd order tributary to Hyco Creek in Caswell County, North Carolina.

Course

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Kilgore Creek rises about 0.5 miles south of Leasburg, North Carolina, and then flows northerly to join Hyco Creek about 2 miles northwest of Leasburg.[2]

Watershed

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Kilgore Creek drains 5.63 square miles (14.6 km2) of area, receives about 46.3 in/year of precipitation, has a wetness index of 394.23, and is about 62% forested.[4]

References

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  1. ^ a b "GNIS Detail - Kilgore Creek". geonames.usgs.gov. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 7 November 2020.
  2. ^ a b c "Get Maps". USGS Topoview. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 7 November 2020.
  3. ^ "ArcGIS Web Application". epa.maps.arcgis.com. US EPA. Retrieved 7 November 2020.
  4. ^ a b c "Kilgore Creek Watershed Report". US EPA Geoviewer. US EPA. Retrieved 7 November 2020.