Motes Creek Tributary to Haw River | |
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Location | |
Country | United States |
State | North Carolina |
County | Alamance |
Physical characteristics | |
Source | divide between Motes Creek and Cane Creek |
• location | about 4 miles northeast of Saxapahaw, North Carolina |
• coordinates | 35°59′48″N 079°17′13″W / 35.99667°N 79.28694°W[1] |
• elevation | 640 ft (200 m)[2] |
Mouth | Haw River |
• location | Saxapahaw, North Carolina |
• coordinates | 35°56′34″N 079°18′56″W / 35.94278°N 79.31556°W[1] |
• elevation | 413 ft (126 m)[1] |
Length | 5.39 mi (8.67 km)[3] |
Basin size | 5.62 square miles (14.6 km2)[4] |
Discharge | |
• location | Haw River |
• average | 6.81 cu ft/s (0.193 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 |
Waterbodies | unnamed waterbody |
Bridges | Dodson Lane, NC 54, Salem Church Road, Saxapahaw Salem Church Road |
Motes Creek is a 5.39 mi (8.67 km) long 3rd order tributary to the Haw River, in Alamance County, North Carolina.