Haw_Creek_(Haw_River_tributary)

Haw Creek (Haw River tributary)

Haw Creek (Haw River tributary)

Stream in North Carolina, USA

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

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Variant names

According to the Geographic Names Information System, it has also been known historically as:[1]

  • 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.[2]

Watershed

Haw Creek drains 28.43 square miles (73.6 km2) of area, receives about 46.3 in/year of precipitation, and has a wetness index of 427.99 and is about 49% forested.[4]

See also

References

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



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