Bluewing Creek | |
Name Other: | Tributary to Hyco River |
Map Size: | 300 |
Pushpin Map: | USA Virginia#USA |
Pushpin Map Size: | 300 |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location of Bluewing Creek mouth |
Pushpin Map Alt: | Map of Bluewing Creek mouth location |
Subdivision Type1: | Country |
Subdivision Name1: | United States |
Subdivision Type2: | State |
Subdivision Name2: | Virginia North Carolina |
Subdivision Type3: | County |
Subdivision Name3: | Halifax (VA) Person (NC) |
Length: | 12.2miles[1] |
Discharge1 Location: | Hyco River |
Discharge1 Avg: | 31.3cuft/s at mouth with Hyco River[2] |
Source1: | unnamed tributary to Mayo Reservoir divide |
Source1 Location: | about 2.5 miles southeast of Triple Springs, North Carolina |
Source1 Coordinates: | 36.4614°N -78.8347°W[3] |
Source1 Elevation: | 581feet[4] |
Mouth: | Hyco River |
Mouth Location: | about 3 miles southeast of Centerville, Virginia |
Mouth Coordinates: | 36.6214°N -78.8378°W |
Mouth Elevation: | 319feet |
Progression: | Hyco River → Dan River → Roanoke River → Albemarle Sound |
River System: | Roanoke River |
Tributaries Left: | Little Bluewing Creek |
Tributaries Right: | Cattail Branch Bredlov Creek |
Bridges: | Olive Branch Road, Tatum Road, NC 49, High View Church Road, VA 96, North Fork Church Road |
Bluewing Creek is a 12.2miles long 3rd order tributary to the Hyco River in Halifax County, Virginia. This is the only stream of this name in the United States.[3]
According to the Geographic Names Information System, it has also been known historically as:[3]
Bluewing Creek rises in a pond about 2.5 miles southeast of Triple Springs, North Carolina, and then flows generally north to join the Hyco River about 3 miles southeast of Centerville, Virginia.[4]
Bluewing Creek drains of area, receives about 45.8 in/year of precipitation, has a wetness index of 394.32, and is about 57% forested.[2]