Ghent Creek

Stream in North Carolina, USA

36°26′51″N 079°02′22″W / 36.44750°N 79.03944°W / 36.44750; -79.03944^[1] • elevation615 ft (187 m)^[2] MouthHyco River

• location

about 4 miles north-northwest of Woodsdale, North Carolina

• coordinates

36°31′44″N 078°59′00″W / 36.52889°N 78.98333°W / 36.52889; -78.98333^[1]

• elevation

340 ft (100 m)^[2]Length6.70 mi (10.78 km)^[3]Basin size6.70 square miles (17.4 km²)^[4]Discharge • locationHyco River • average8.40 cu ft/s (0.238 m³/s) at mouth with Hyco River^[4] Basin featuresProgressionnortheastRiver systemRoanoke RiverTributaries • leftunnamed tributaties • rightunnamed tributariesBridgesMcGhees Mill Road, Edwin Robertson Road

Ghent Creek is a 6.70 mi (10.78 km) long 4th order tributary to the Hyco River in Person County, North Carolina. This is the only stream of this name in the United States.^[1]

Variant names

According to the Geographic Names Information System, it has also been known historically as:^[1]

Ghents Creek

Course

Ghent Creek rises in a pond about 0.5 miles northwest of Five Forks, North Carolina, and then flows northeast to join the Hyco River about 4 miles north-northwest of Woodsdale.^[2]

Watershed

Ghent Creek drains 6.70 square miles (17.4 km²) of area, receives about 46.1 in/year of precipitation, has a wetness index of 379.32, and is about 52% forested.^[4]

References

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d "GNIS Detail - Ghent Creek". geonames.usgs.gov. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 5 November 2020.
^ ^a ^b ^c "Get Maps". USGS Topoview. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 5 November 2020.
^ "ArcGIS Web Application". epa.maps.arcgis.com. US EPA. Retrieved 5 November 2020.
^ ^a ^b ^c "Ghent Creek Watershed Report". US EPA Geoviewer. US EPA. Retrieved 5 November 2020.