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 | |
|---|---|
  Location of Haw Creek mouth  Haw Creek (Haw River tributary) (the United States) | |
| Location | |
| Country | United States |
| State | North Carolina |
| County | Alamance Orange |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | divide between Haw Creek and Mill Creek |
| • location | Pond about 0.5 miles southeast of Mebane, North Carolina |
| • coordinates | 36°04′55″N 079°13′37″W / 36.08194°N 79.22694°W[1] |
| • elevation | 690 ft (210 m)[2] |
| Mouth | Haw River |
• location | about 3 miles south of Swepsonville, North Carolina |
• coordinates | 35°59′37″N 079°21′06″W / 35.99361°N 79.35167°W[1] |
• elevation | 453 ft (138 m)[1] |
| Length | 12.84 mi (20.66 km)[3] |
| Basin size | 28.43 square miles (73.6 km2)[4] |
| Discharge | |
| • location | Haw River |
| • average | 32.14 cu ft/s (0.910 m3/s) at mouth with Haw River[4] |
| Basin features | |
| Progression | Haw River → Cape Fear River → Atlantic Ocean |
| River system | Haw River |
| Tributaries | |
| • left | unnamed tributaries |
| • right | unnamed tributaries |
| Bridges | I-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
editAccording to the Geographic Names Information System, it has also been known historically as:[1]
- Jumping Run
Course
editHaw 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
editHaw 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
editReferences
edit- ^ a b c d "GNIS Detail - Haw Creek". geonames.usgs.gov. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 4 October 2019.
- ^ a b "Big Alamance Creek Topo Map, Alamance County NC (Mebane Area)". TopoZone. Locality, LLC. Retrieved 4 October 2019.
- ^ "ArcGIS Web Application". epa.maps.arcgis.com. US EPA. Retrieved 4 October 2019.
- ^ a b c "Haw Creek Watershed Report". Waters Geoviewer. US EPA. Retrieved 4 October 2019.