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Stream in North Carolina, USA
Boyds Creek
Tributary to Haw River
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Location
CountryUnited States
StateNorth Carolina
CountyAlamance
Physical characteristics
Sourcedivide between Boyds Creek and Deep Creek
 • locationPond about 3 miles southeast of McCray, North Carolina
 • coordinates36°09′16″N 079°20′30″W / 36.15444°N 79.34167°W / 36.15444; -79.34167
 • elevation700 ft (210 m)
MouthHaw River
 • locationabout 1 mile northwest of Haw River, North Carolina
 • coordinates36°06′08″N 079°22′51″W / 36.10222°N 79.38083°W / 36.10222; -79.38083
 • elevation492 ft (150 m)
Length4.54 mi (7.31 km)
Basin size7.38 square miles (19.1 km)
Discharge 
 • locationHaw River
 • average8.53 cu ft/s (0.242 m/s) at mouth with Haw River
Basin features
ProgressionHaw RiverCape Fear RiverAtlantic Ocean
River systemHaw River
Tributaries 
 • leftunnamed tributaries
 • rightunnamed tributaries
BridgesSandy Cross Road, Luck Stone Road, Haw River-Hopedale Road

Boyds Creek is a 4.54 mi (7.31 km) long 2nd order tributary to the Haw River, in Alamance County, North Carolina.

Course

Boyds Creek rises in a pond about 3 miles southeast of McCray in Alamance County, North Carolina and then flows southwest to the Haw River about 1 mile northwest of Haw River, North Carolina.

Watershed

Boyds Creek drains 7.38 square miles (19.1 km) of area, receives about 46.0 in/year of precipitation, and has a wetness index of 416.84 and is about 41% forested.

References

  1. ^ "GNIS Detail - Boyds Creek". geonames.usgs.gov. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 5 October 2019.
  2. ^ "Boyds Creek Topo Map, Alamance County NC (Burlington Area)". TopoZone. Locality, LLC. Retrieved 5 October 2019.
  3. "ArcGIS Web Application". epa.maps.arcgis.com. US EPA. Retrieved 5 October 2019.
  4. ^ "Boyds Creek Watershed Report". Waters Geoviewer. US EPA. Retrieved 5 October 2019.


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