Dry Creek | |
Name Other: | Tributary to Hyco River |
Map Size: | 300 |
Pushpin Map: | USA Virginia#USA |
Pushpin Map Size: | 300 |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location of Dry Creek mouth |
Pushpin Map Alt: | Map of Dry Creek mouth location |
Subdivision Type1: | Country |
Subdivision Name1: | United States |
Subdivision Type2: | State |
Subdivision Name2: | Virginia |
Subdivision Type3: | County |
Subdivision Name3: | Halifax |
Length: | 2.59miles[1] |
Discharge1 Location: | Hyco River |
Discharge1 Avg: | 3.75cuft/s at mouth with Hyco River[2] |
Source1: | Little Bluewing Creek divide |
Source1 Location: | about 1.5 miles east-southeast of Mayo, Virginia |
Source1 Coordinates: | 36.5672°N -78.8575°W[3] |
Source1 Elevation: | 462feet[4] |
Mouth: | Hyco River |
Mouth Location: | about 3 miles southeast of Cluster Springs, Virginia |
Mouth Coordinates: | 36.595°N -78.8756°W |
Mouth Elevation: | 322feet |
Progression: | Hyco River → Dan River → Roanoke River → Albemarle Sound |
River System: | Roanoke River |
Tributaries Left: | unnamed tributaries |
Tributaries Right: | unnamed tributaries |
Bridges: | none |
Dry Creek is a 2.59miles long 2nd order tributary to the Hyco River in Halifax County, Virginia.
Dry Creek rises about 1.5 miles east-southeast of Mayo, Virginia, and then flows northwest to join the Hyco River about 3 miles southeast of Cluster Springs.[4]
Dry Creek drains of area, receives about 45.8 in/year of precipitation, has a wetness index of 381.54, and is about 59% forested.[2]