Little Duck Creek | |
Name Other: | Tributary to South Hyco Creek |
Map Size: | 300 |
Pushpin Map: | USA North Carolina#USA |
Pushpin Map Size: | 300 |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location of Little Duck Creek mouth |
Pushpin Map Alt: | Map of Little Duck Creek mouth location |
Subdivision Type1: | Country |
Subdivision Name1: | United States |
Subdivision Type2: | State |
Subdivision Name2: | North Carolina |
Subdivision Type3: | County |
Subdivision Name3: | Person |
Length: | 3.04miles[1] |
Discharge1 Location: | South Hyco Creek |
Discharge1 Avg: | 5.66cuft/s at mouth with South Hyco Creek[2] |
Source1: | Satterfield Creek divide |
Source1 Location: | about 0.5 miles south-southwest of Olive Hill, North Carolina |
Source1 Coordinates: | 36.4114°N -79.0531°W[3] |
Source1 Elevation: | 612feet[4] |
Mouth: | South Hyco Creek |
Mouth Location: | about 1.5 miles west of Concord, North Carolina |
Mouth Coordinates: | 36.4492°N -79.0931°W |
Mouth Elevation: | 410feet |
Progression: | South Hyco Creek → Hyco River → Dan River → Roanoke River → Albemarle Sound |
River System: | Roanoke River |
Tributaries Left: | unnamed tributaries |
Tributaries Right: | unnamed tributaries |
Bridges: | Beaver Creek Parkway, Winstead Farm Road, Gardner Road, Concord Church Road |
Little Duck Creek is a 3.04miles long 2nd order tributary to South Hyco Creek in Person County, North Carolina. Little Duck Creek joins South Hyco Creek within Hyco Lake.
According to the Geographic Names Information System, it has also been known historically as:[3]
Little Duck Creek rises about 0.5 miles south-southwest of Olive Hill, North Carolina and then flows northwest to join South Hyco Creek about 1.5 miles southeast of Concord.[4]
Little Duck Creek drains of area, receives about 46.4 in/year of precipitation, has a wetness index of 398.38, and is about 44% forested.[2]