Hilly Creek | |
Name Other: | Tributary to Hyco River |
Map Size: | 300 |
Pushpin Map: | USA Virginia#USA |
Pushpin Map Size: | 300 |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location of Hilly Creek mouth |
Pushpin Map Alt: | Map of Hilly Creek mouth location |
Subdivision Type1: | Country |
Subdivision Name1: | United States |
Subdivision Type2: | State |
Subdivision Name2: | Virginia |
Subdivision Type3: | County |
Subdivision Name3: | Halifax |
Length: | 1.95miles[1] |
Discharge1 Location: | Hyco River |
Discharge1 Avg: | 2.14cuft/s at mouth with Hyco River[2] |
Source1: | Grassy Creek divide |
Source1 Location: | pond at Omega, Virginia |
Source1 Coordinates: | 36.6689°N -78.8139°W[3] |
Source1 Elevation: | 428feet[4] |
Mouth: | Hyco River at John H. Kerr Reservoir |
Mouth Location: | about 1.5 miles south-southeast of Omega, Virginia |
Mouth Coordinates: | 36.6492°N -78.7919°W |
Mouth Elevation: | 300feet |
Progression: | generally southeast |
River System: | Roanoke River |
Tributaries Left: | unnamed tributaries |
Tributaries Right: | unnamed tributaries |
Bridges: | none |
Hilly Creek is a 1.95miles long 1st order tributary to the Hyco River in Halifax County, Virginia. Flat Branch joins Hyco River in John H. Kerr Reservoir (Buggs Island Reservoir in Virginia). This is the only stream of this name in the United States.[3]
Hilly Creek rises in a pond at Omega, Virginia and then flows southeast to join the Hyco River in John H. Kerr Reservoir about 1.5 miles south-southeast of Omega.[4]
Hilly Creek drains of area, receives about 45.6 in/year of precipitation, has a wetness index of 370.38, and is about 63% forested.[2]