Castle 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 Castle Creek mouth |
Pushpin Map Alt: | Map of Castle Creek mouth location |
Subdivision Type1: | Country |
Subdivision Name1: | United States |
Subdivision Type2: | State |
Subdivision Name2: | North Carolina |
Subdivision Type3: | County |
Subdivision Name3: | Person |
Length: | 6.67miles[1] |
Discharge1 Location: | Hyco River |
Discharge1 Avg: | 14.21cuft/s at mouth with Hyco River[2] |
Source1: | Mill Creek divide |
Source1 Location: | about 2 miles south-southeast of Harmony, Virginia |
Source1 Coordinates: | 36.4564°N -78.9281°W[3] |
Source1 Elevation: | 545feet[4] |
Mouth: | Hyco River |
Mouth Location: | pond about 0.5 miles southwest of Gentry Store, North Carolina |
Mouth Coordinates: | 36.5914°N -78.8894°W |
Mouth Elevation: | 321feet |
Progression: | Hyco River → Dan River → Roanoke River → Albemarle Sound |
River System: | Roanoke River |
Tributaries Left: | unnamed tributaries |
Tributaries Right: | Bamboo Branch |
Bridges: | Haywood Bailey Road, Shiloh Church Road |
Castle Creek is a 6.67miles long 3rd order tributary to the Hyco River in Person County, North Carolina.
Castle Creek rises in a pond about 0.5 miles southwest of Gentry Store, North Carolina, and then flows north to join the Hyco River about 2 miles south-southeast of Harmony, Virginia.[4]
Castle Creek drains of area, receives about 46.2 in/year of precipitation, has a wetness index of 373.81, and is about 55% forested.[2]