Little Duck Creek (South Hyco Creek tributary)
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| Little Duck Creek Tributary to South Hyco Creek | |
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  Location of Little Duck Creek mouth  Little Duck Creek (South Hyco Creek tributary) (the United States) | |
| Location | |
| Country | United States |
| State | North Carolina |
| County | Person |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | Satterfield Creek divide |
| • location | about 0.5 miles south-southwest of Olive Hill, North Carolina |
| • coordinates | 36°24′41″N 079°03′11″W / 36.41139°N 79.05306°W[1] |
| • elevation | 612 ft (187 m)[2] |
| Mouth | South Hyco Creek |
• location | about 1.5 miles west of Concord, North Carolina |
• coordinates | 36°26′57″N 079°05′35″W / 36.44917°N 79.09306°W[1] |
• elevation | 410 ft (120 m)[2] |
| Length | 3.04 mi (4.89 km)[3] |
| Basin size | 4.45 square miles (11.5 km2)[4] |
| Discharge | |
| • location | South Hyco Creek |
| • average | 5.66 cu ft/s (0.160 m3/s) at mouth with South Hyco Creek[4] |
| Basin features | |
| Progression | South Hyco Creek → Hyco River → Dan River → Roanoke River → Albemarle Sound |
| River system | Roanoke River |
| Tributaries | |
| • left | unnamed tributaries |
| • right | unnamed tributaries |
| Bridges | Beaver Creek Parkway, Winstead Farm Road, Gardner Road, Concord Church Road |
Little Duck Creek is a 3.04 mi (4.89 km) long 2nd order tributary to South Hyco Creek in Person County, North Carolina. Little Duck Creek joins South Hyco Creek within Hyco Lake.
According to the Geographic Names Information System, it has also been known historically as:[1]
- Duck Creek