Hickory Creek | |
Name Other: | Tributary to Deep River |
Map Size: | 300 |
Pushpin Map: | USA North Carolina#USA |
Pushpin Map Size: | 300 |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location of Hickory Creek mouth |
Pushpin Map Alt: | Map of Hickory Creek mouth location |
Subdivision Type1: | Country |
Subdivision Name1: | United States |
Subdivision Type2: | State |
Subdivision Name2: | North Carolina |
Subdivision Type3: | County |
Subdivision Name3: | Guilford |
Subdivision Type4: | City |
Subdivision Name4: | Greensboro |
Length: | 7.23miles[1] |
Discharge1 Location: | Deep River |
Discharge1 Avg: | 22.94cuft/s at mouth with Deep River[2] |
Source1: | South Buffalo Creek divide |
Source1 Location: | Greensboro, North Carolina |
Source1 Coordinates: | 36.0131°N -79.8542°W[3] |
Source1 Elevation: | 805feet[4] |
Mouth: | Deep River |
Mouth Location: | about 2 miles southeast of Freemans Mill, North Carolina |
Mouth Coordinates: | 35.9275°N -79.8689°W |
Mouth Elevation: | 655feet |
Progression: | Rocky River → Deep River → Cape Fear River → Atlantic Ocean |
River System: | Deep River |
Tributaries Left: | unnamed tributaries |
Tributaries Right: | Reddicks Creek |
Bridges: | I-73, US 29, I-85, Bishop Road, Kivett Drive, Burnetts Chapel Road, Wall Road |
Hickory Creek is a 7.23miles long 3rd order tributary to the Deep River in Guilford County, North Carolina.
Hickory Creek rises at the south end of Greensboro, North Carolina in Guilford County and then takes a southerly course to join the Deep River about 2 miles southeast of Freeman Mill, North Carolina.[4]
Hickory Creek drains of area, receives about 45.8 in/year of precipitation, and has a wetness index of 404.36 and is about 35% forested.[2]