Coordinates: 36°28′41″N 079°06′18″W / 36.47806°N 79.10500°W / 36.47806; -79.10500

Cobbs Creek (Hyco Creek tributary)

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Cobbs Creek
Tributary to Hyco Creek
Map of Cobbs Creek mouth location
Map of Cobbs Creek mouth location
Location of Cobbs Creek mouth
Map of Cobbs Creek mouth location
Map of Cobbs Creek mouth location
Cobbs Creek (Hyco Creek tributary) (the United States)
Location
CountryUnited States
StateNorth Carolina
CountyPerson
Caswell
Physical characteristics
SourceSouth Hyco Creek divide
 • locationpond about 0.5 miles southeast of Leasburg, North Carolina
 • coordinates36°22′59″N 079°08′34″W / 36.38306°N 79.14278°W / 36.38306; -79.14278[1]
 • elevation585 ft (178 m)[2]
MouthHyco Creek
 • location
about 3 miles southeast of Semora, North Carolina
 • coordinates
36°28′41″N 079°06′18″W / 36.47806°N 79.10500°W / 36.47806; -79.10500[1]
 • elevation
410 ft (120 m)[2]
Length7.08 mi (11.39 km)[3]
Basin size11.76 square miles (30.5 km2)[4]
Discharge 
 • locationHyco Creek
 • average14.27 cu ft/s (0.404 m3/s) at mouth with Hyco Creek[4]
Basin features
Progressionnorth and northeast
River systemRoanoke River
Tributaries 
 • leftunnamed tributaries
 • rightunnamed tributaries
BridgesOld Durham Road, US 158, NC 57

Cobbs Creek is a 7.08 mi (11.39 km) long 2nd order tributary to Hyco Creek in Person County, North Carolina. Cobbs Creek joins Hyco Creek within Hyco Lake.

Course

Cobbs Creek rises in a pond about 0.5 miles southeast of Leasburg, North Carolina and then flows north and northeast to join Hyco Creek about 3 miles southeast of Semora, North Carolina.[2] Cobbs Creek briefly flows into Caswell County before turning back into Person County.

Watershed

Cobbs Creek drains 11.76 square miles (30.5 km2) of area, receives about 46.2 in/year of precipitation, has a wetness index of 406.62, and is about 70% forested.[4]

References

  1. ^ a b "GNIS Detail – Cobbs Creek". geonames.usgs.gov. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 7 November 2020.
  2. ^ a b c "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. ^ a b c "Cobbs Creek Watershed Report". US EPA Geoviewer. US EPA. Retrieved 7 November 2020.

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