Hyco River facts for kids
Quick facts for kids Hyco River |
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Location of Hyco River mouth
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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 |
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 |
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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