Hilly Creek
Tributary to Hyco River
Map of Hilly Creek mouth location
Map of Hilly Creek mouth location
Location of Hilly Creek mouth
Map of Hilly Creek mouth location
Map of Hilly Creek mouth location
Hilly Creek (the United States)
Location
CountryUnited States
StateVirginia
CountyHalifax
Physical characteristics
SourceGrassy Creek divide
  locationpond at Omega, Virginia
  coordinates36°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 features
Progressiongenerally southeast
River systemRoanoke River
Tributaries 
  leftunnamed tributaries
  rightunnamed tributaries
Bridgesnone

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. 1 2 3 "GNIS Detail - Hilly Creek". geonames.usgs.gov. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 1 November 2020.
  2. 1 2 3 "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. 1 2 3 "Hilly Creek Watershed Report". US EPA Geoviewer. US EPA. Retrieved 1 November 2020.
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