Hilly Creek

Stream in Virginia, U.S.
36°40′08″N 078°48′50″W / 36.66889°N 78.81389°W / 36.66889; -78.81389[1] • elevation428 ft (130 m)[2] MouthHyco River at John H. Kerr Reservoir
 • location
about 1.5 miles south-southeast of Omega, Virginia
 • coordinates
36°38′57″N 078°47′31″W / 36.64917°N 78.79194°W / 36.64917; -78.79194[1]
 • elevation
300 ft (91 m)[2]Length1.95 mi (3.14 km)[3]Basin size1.63 square miles (4.2 km2)[4]Discharge  • locationHyco River • average2.14 cu ft/s (0.061 m3/s) at mouth with Hyco River[4] Basin featuresProgressiongenerally southeastRiver systemRoanoke RiverTributaries  • leftunnamed tributaries • rightunnamed tributariesBridgesnone

Hilly Creek is a 1.95 mi (3.14 km) long 1st order tributary to the Hyco River in Halifax County, Virginia. Flat Branch joins Hyco River in John H. Kerr Reservoir (Buggs Island Reservoir in Virginia). This is the only stream of this name in the United States.[1]

Course

Hilly Creek rises in a pond at Omega, Virginia and then flows southeast to join the Hyco River in John H. Kerr Reservoir about 1.5 miles south-southeast of Omega.[2]

Watershed

Hilly Creek drains 1.63 square miles (4.2 km2) of area, receives about 45.6 in/year of precipitation, has a wetness index of 370.38, and is about 63% forested.[4]

See also

References

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