Cane Creek | |
Name Other: | Tributary to Hyco River |
Map Size: | 300 |
Pushpin Map: | USA North Carolina#USA |
Pushpin Map Size: | 300 |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location of Cane Creek mouth |
Pushpin Map Alt: | Map of Cane Creek mouth location |
Subdivision Type1: | Country |
Subdivision Name1: | United States |
Subdivision Type2: | State |
Subdivision Name2: | North Carolina |
Subdivision Type3: | County |
Subdivision Name3: | Person Caswell |
Length: | 5.1miles[1] |
Discharge1 Location: | Hyco River |
Discharge1 Avg: | 10.19cuft/s at mouth with Hyco River[2] |
Source1: | Country Line Creek divide |
Source1 Location: | about 0.25 miles southeast of Semora, North Carolina |
Source1 Coordinates: | 36.4936°N -79.1442°W[3] |
Source1 Elevation: | 555feet[4] |
Mouth: | Hyco River |
Mouth Location: | about 1.5 miles west of McGehees Mill, North Carolina in Hyco Lake |
Mouth Coordinates: | 36.5119°N -79.0653°W |
Mouth Elevation: | 410feet |
Progression: | northeast |
River System: | Roanoke River |
Tributaries Left: | unnamed tributaties |
Tributaries Right: | unnamed tributaries |
Bridges: | Semora Road, Jeff Road |
Cane Creek is a 5.1miles long 3rd order tributary to the Hyco River in Person County, North Carolina. Cane Creek joins the Hyco River within Hyco Lake.
According to the Geographic Names Information System, it has also been known historically as:[3]
Cane Creek rises in a pond about 0.25 miles southeast of Semora, North Carolina in Caswell County, and then flows northeast into Person County to join the Hyco River about 1.5 miles west of McGehee Mills.[4]
Cane Creek drains of area, receives about 46.0 in/year of precipitation, has a wetness index of 411.27, and is about 54% forested.[2]