Ghent Creek

Stream in North Carolina, USA

Ghent Creek

Tributary to Hyco River

Location of Ghent Creek mouth

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Ghent Creek (the United States)

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Location
Country| United States
State| North Carolina
County| Person
Physical characteristics
Source| Storys Creek divide
• location| pond about 1 northwest of Five Forks, North Carolina
• coordinates| 36°26′51″N 079°02′22″W﻿ / ﻿36.44750°N 79.03944°W﻿ / 36.44750; -79.03944[1]
• elevation| 615 ft (187 m)[2]
Mouth| Hyco 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]
Length| 6.70 mi (10.78 km)[3]
Basin size| 6.70 square miles (17.4 km2)[4]
Discharge|
• location| Hyco River
• average| 8.40 cu ft/s (0.238 m3/s) at mouth with Hyco River[4]
Basin features
Progression| northeast
River system| Roanoke River
Tributaries|
• left| unnamed tributaties
• right| unnamed tributaries
Bridges| McGhees 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

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

* Ghents Creek

## Course

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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

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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

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

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