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Sugartree Creek
Map of Sugartree Creek mouth location
Map of Sugartree Creek mouth location
Map of Sugartree Creek mouth location
Map of Sugartree Creek mouth location
Location of Sugartree Creek mouth
Other name(s) Tributary to South Hyco Creek
Country United States
State North Carolina
County Caswell
Physical characteristics
Main source Lynch Creek divide
pond at Prospect Hill, North Carolina
695 ft (212 m)
36°15′01″N 079°11′07″W / 36.25028°N 79.18528°W / 36.25028; -79.18528
River mouth South Hyco Creek
about 1 mile northwest of Gordonton, North Carolina
485 ft (148 m)
36°17′52″N 079°09′05″W / 36.29778°N 79.15139°W / 36.29778; -79.15139
Length 4.95 mi (7.97 km)
Basin features
Progression northeast
River system Roanoke River
Basin size 4.51 square miles (11.7 km2)
Tributaries
  • Left:
    unnamed tributaries
  • Right:
    unnamed tributaries
Bridges Painter Road, Wrenn Road

Sugartree Creek is a 4.95 mi (7.97 km) long 1st order tributary to South Hyco Creek in Caswell County, North Carolina.

Course

Sugartree Creek rises in a pond in Prospect Hill, North Carolina and then flows northeast to join South Hyco Creek about 1 mile northwest of Gordonton.

Watershed

Sugartree Creek drains 4.51 square miles (11.7 km2) of area, receives about 46.6 in/year of precipitation, has a wetness index of 385.73, and is about 58% forested.

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