Service Creek (Haw River tributary)

Service Creek is a 5.93 mi (9.54 km) long 2nd order tributary to the Haw River, in Alamance County, North Carolina.

Service Creek
Tributary to Haw River
Map of Service Creek mouth location
Map of Service Creek mouth location
Location of Service Creek mouth
Map of Service Creek mouth location
Map of Service Creek mouth location
Service Creek (Haw River tributary) (the United States)
Location
CountryUnited States
StateNorth Carolina
CountyAlamance
Physical characteristics
Sourcedivide between Service Creek and Little Alamance Creek
 • locationpond at Glen Raven, North Carolina
 • coordinates36°06′51″N 079°28′15″W / 36.11417°N 79.47083°W / 36.11417; -79.47083[1]
 • elevation690 ft (210 m)[2]
MouthHaw River
 • location
about 0.25 miles east of Burlington, North Carolina
 • coordinates
36°06′32″N 079°23′35″W / 36.10889°N 79.39306°W / 36.10889; -79.39306[1]
 • elevation
499 ft (152 m)[1]
Length5.93 mi (9.54 km)[3]
Basin size8.01 square miles (20.7 km2)[4]
Discharge 
 • locationHaw River
 • average9.10 cu ft/s (0.258 m3/s) at mouth with Haw River[4]
Basin features
ProgressionHaw RiverCape Fear RiverAtlantic Ocean
River systemHaw River
Tributaries 
 • leftunnamed tributaries
 • rightStaley Creek
BridgesDurham Street, Burch Bridge Road, Lakeside Avenue Ext, Glencoe Road, Lower Hopedale Road, Apple Street, North Graham-Hopedale Road, Squaw Valley Trail

Course

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Service Creek rises in a pond at Glen Raven in Alamance County and then flows northeast and makes a turn southeast to the Haw River about 0.25 miles east of Burlington, North Carolina.[2]

Watershed

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Service Creek drains 8.01 square miles (20.7 km2) of area, receives about 45.8 in/year of precipitation, and has a wetness index of 432.18 and is about 13% forested.[4]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b c "GNIS Detail - Service Creek". geonames.usgs.gov. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 5 October 2019.
  2. ^ a b "Back 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 5 October 2019.
  4. ^ a b c "Service Creek Watershed Report". Waters Geoviewer. US EPA. Retrieved 5 October 2019.