Haw Creek (Haw River tributary)

Haw Creek is a 12.84 mi (20.66 km) long 3rd order tributary to the Haw River, in Alamance County, North Carolina.

Haw Creek
Tributary to Haw River
Map of Haw Creek mouth location
Map of Haw Creek mouth location
Location of Haw Creek mouth
Map of Haw Creek mouth location
Map of Haw Creek mouth location
Haw Creek (Haw River tributary) (the United States)
Location
CountryUnited States
StateNorth Carolina
CountyAlamance
Orange
Physical characteristics
Sourcedivide between Haw Creek and Mill Creek
  locationPond about 0.5 miles southeast of Mebane, North Carolina
  coordinates36°04′55″N 079°13′37″W[1]
  elevation690 ft (210 m)[2]
MouthHaw River
  location
about 3 miles south of Swepsonville, North Carolina
  coordinates
35°59′37″N 079°21′06″W[1]
  elevation
453 ft (138 m)[1]
Length12.84 mi (20.66 km)[3]
Basin size28.43 square miles (73.6 km2)[4]
Discharge 
  locationHaw River
  average32.14 cu ft/s (0.910 m3/s) at mouth with Haw River[4]
Basin features
ProgressionHaw RiverCape Fear RiverAtlantic Ocean
River systemHaw River
Tributaries 
  leftunnamed tributaries
  rightunnamed tributaries
BridgesI-85/40, West Ten Road, Bowman Road, Mebane Oaks Road, Jones Road, South Jim Minor Road, NC 54, Wormranch Road, Swepsonville-Saxapahaw Road

Variant names

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

  • Jumping Run

Course

Haw Creek rises in a pond about 0.5 miles southeast of Mebane in Orange County, North Carolina and then flows southwest into Alamance County to the Haw River about 3 miles south of Swepsonville, North Carolina.[2]

Watershed

Haw Creek drains 28.43 square miles (73.6 km2) of area, receives about 46.3 in/year of precipitation, and has a wetness index of 427.99 and is about 49% forested.[4]

See also

References

  1. "GNIS Detail - Haw Creek". geonames.usgs.gov. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 4 October 2019.
  2. "Big Alamance Creek Topo Map, Alamance County NC (Mebane Area)". TopoZone. Locality, LLC. Retrieved 4 October 2019.
  3. "ArcGIS Web Application". epa.maps.arcgis.com. US EPA. Retrieved 4 October 2019.
  4. "Haw Creek Watershed Report". Waters Geoviewer. US EPA. Retrieved 4 October 2019.



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