Sargents Creek (Hyco River tributary)
Stream in North Carolina, USA
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Sargents Creek is a 5.08 mi (8.18 km) long 1st order tributary to the Hyco River in Person County, North Carolina. Sargents Creek joins the Hyco River within Hyco Lake.
| Sargents Creek Tributary to Hyco River | |
|---|---|
  Location of Sargents Creek mouth  Sargents Creek (Hyco River tributary) (the United States) | |
| Location | |
| Country | United States |
| State | North Carolina |
| County | Person |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | Little Duck Creek divide |
| • location | about 0.25 miles north of Olive Hill, North Carolina |
| • coordinates | 36°25′46″N 079°02′40″W[1] |
| • elevation | 598 ft (182 m)[2] |
| Mouth | Hyco River |
• location | about 4 miles east-southeast of Semora, North Carolina |
• coordinates | 36°29′42″N 079°04′50″W[1] |
• elevation | 410 ft (120 m)[2] |
| Length | 5.08 mi (8.18 km)[3] |
| Basin size | 6.09 square miles (15.8 km2)[4] |
| Discharge | |
| • location | Hyco River |
| • average | 7.59 cu ft/s (0.215 m3/s) at mouth with Hyco River[4] |
| Basin features | |
| Progression | Hyco River → Dan River → Roanoke River → Albemarle Sound |
| River system | Roanoke River |
| Tributaries | |
| • left | unnamed tributaties |
| • right | unnamed tributaries |
| Bridges | Concord Sefco Road, Concord Ceffo Road, Roxboro Plant Road |
Course
Sargents Creek rises in a pond about 0.25 miles north of Olive Hill, North Carolina and then flows north-northwest to join the Hyco River about 4 miles east-southeast of Semora.[2]
Watershed
Sargents Creek drains 6.09 square miles (15.8 km2) of area, receives about 46.3 in/year of precipitation, has a wetness index of 438.41, and is about 46% forested.[4]