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Stream in North Carolina, USA
Reedy Fork
Tributary to Hyco Creek
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Location
CountryUnited States
StateNorth Carolina
CountyCaswell
Physical characteristics
SourceCountry Line Creek divide
 • locationHightowers, North Carolina
 • coordinates36°20′03″N 079°14′17″W / 36.33417°N 79.23806°W / 36.33417; -79.23806
 • elevation645 ft (197 m)
MouthHyco Creek
 • locationabout 0.75 miles west of Osmond, North Carolina
 • coordinates36°26′54″N 079°10′35″W / 36.44833°N 79.17639°W / 36.44833; -79.17639
 • elevation410 ft (120 m)
Length10.13 mi (16.30 km)
Basin size15.97 square miles (41.4 km)
Discharge 
 • locationHyco Creek
 • average19.04 cu ft/s (0.539 m/s) at mouth with Hyco Creek
Basin features
Progressionnorth-northeast
River systemRoanoke River
Tributaries 
 • leftunnamed tributaries
 • rightunnamed tributaries
BridgesUS 158, NC 119

Reedy Fork is a 10.13 mi (16.30 km) long 2nd order tributary to Hyco Creek in Caswell County, North Carolina. Reedy Fork joins Hyco Creek within Hyco Lake.

Variant names

According to the Geographic Names Information System, it has also been known historically as:

  • Reedy Creek Fork
  • Reedy Fork Creek

Course

Reedy Fork rises in Hightowers, North Carolina and then flows north-northeast to join Hyco Creek about 0.75 miles west of Osmond.

Watershed

Reedy Fork drains 15.97 square miles (41.4 km) of area, receives about 46.2 in/year of precipitation, has a wetness index of 356.80, and is about 54% forested.

References

  1. ^ "GNIS Detail - Reedy Fork". geonames.usgs.gov. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 7 November 2020.
  2. ^ "Get Maps". USGS Topoview. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 7 November 2020.
  3. "ArcGIS Web Application". epa.maps.arcgis.com. US EPA. Retrieved 7 November 2020.
  4. ^ "Reedy Fork Watershed Report". US EPA Geoviewer. US EPA. Retrieved 7 November 2020.

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