Haw Creek (Haw River tributary)

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 / 36.08194°N 79.22694°W / 36.08194; -79.22694[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 / 35.99361°N 79.35167°W / 35.99361; -79.35167[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

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

  1. ^ a b c "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. ^ a b "Haw Creek Watershed Report". Waters Geoviewer. US EPA. Retrieved 4 October 2019.