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Hyco River
Hyco River is located in Virginia
Hyco River
Hyco River is located in the United States
Hyco River
Location of Hyco River mouth
Other name(s) Tributary to Dan River
Country United States
State North Carolina
Virginia
County Person (NC)
Halifax (VA)
Physical characteristics
Main source confluence of Hyco Creek and South Hyco Creek
Hyco Lake
410 ft (120 m)
36°28′59″N 079°05′44″W / 36.48306°N 79.09556°W / 36.48306; -79.09556
River mouth Dan River
John H. Kerr Reservoir about 3 east-southeast of South Boston, Virginia
300 ft (91 m)
36°41′02″N 078°43′55″W / 36.68389°N 78.73194°W / 36.68389; -78.73194
Length 33.55 mi (53.99 km)
Basin features
Progression northeast
River system Roanoke River
Basin size 429.09 square miles (1,111.3 km2)
Tributaries
Waterbodies Hyco Lake
After Bay Reservoir
John H. Kerr Reservoir
Bridges Woodsdale Road, Bethel Hill Road, US 501, E Hyco Road, Kingwoods Road, Buckshoal Road, US 58

The Hyco River is a tributary of the Dan River, which is a tributary of the Roanoke River. All three rivers flow through the U.S. states of North Carolina and Virginia. In Person County, North Carolina the Hyco River is impounded by a dam, forming Hyco Lake. The main part of the river flows through Allensville, North Carolina (a township of Roxboro), on Gentry's Ridge and Mill Creek roads as it flows into Virginia townships such as Alton, Virginia, and Cluster Springs, Virginia, then combining with the Dan River.

According to the USGS the Hyco River has been known by the variant names Hicootomony Creek, Hy Coyee River, Hyco Creek, and Hyco-o-tee River.

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