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Stream in North Carolina, USA
Haw Creek
Tributary to Haw River
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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 / 36.08194°N 79.22694°W / 36.08194; -79.22694
 • elevation690 ft (210 m)
MouthHaw River
 • locationabout 3 miles south of Swepsonville, North Carolina
 • coordinates35°59′37″N 079°21′06″W / 35.99361°N 79.35167°W / 35.99361; -79.35167
 • elevation453 ft (138 m)
Length12.84 mi (20.66 km)
Basin size28.43 square miles (73.6 km)
Discharge 
 • locationHaw River
 • average32.14 cu ft/s (0.910 m/s) at mouth with Haw River
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

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

Variant names

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

  • 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.

Watershed

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

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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