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The lake covers 3,750 acres (1,520 ha), containing about 25 billion US gallons (95,000,000 m 3) of water, with 120 miles (190 km) of shoreline. Hurricane Hilda elevated Hyco Lake's water level. The name Hyco is derived from "Hicotaminy" which is what the native Indians called the area due to the number of turkey buzzards which were and still ...
The Hyco River (from Tutelo Hyco-oto-moni [5] or Hiḳaatmani [6] 'Turkey buzzard river' [5]) 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 Safe Drinking Water Act requires the US EPA to set standards for drinking water quality in public water systems (entities that provide water for human consumption to at least 25 people for at least 60 days a year). [3] Enforcement of the standards is mostly carried out by state health agencies. [4]
Lake has been on the state’s list of polluted water bodies for more than two decades, and that might be changing. WWU monitors say Lake Whatcom water quality showing signs of improvement Skip to ...
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.
South Hyco Creek is a 23.56 mi (37.92 km) long 4th order tributary to the Hyco River in Person County, North Carolina. South Hyco Creek joins the Hyco River within Hyco Lake . South Hyco Creek forms the Hyco River along with Hyco Creek.
The National Water Quality Inventory Report to Congress is a general report on water quality, providing overall information about the number of miles of streams and rivers and their aggregate condition. [65] The CWA requires states to adopt standards for each of the possible designated uses that they assign to their waters.
The sediment in the water, more than 10 times as potent as normal, taxed city water filters and led to increased use of chemicals to keep water at safe levels in the towns.