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Collins Creek is a 11.73 mi (18.88 km) long 3rd order tributary to the Haw River, in Chatham and Orange Counties, North Carolina.
| Collins Creek Tributary to Haw River | |
|---|---|
  Location of Collins Creek mouth  Collins Creek (Haw River tributary) (the United States) | |
| Location | |
| Country | United States |
| State | North Carolina |
| Counties | Chatham Orange |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | divide between Collins Creek and Morgan Creek |
| • location | Dodsons Crossroads, North Carolina |
| • coordinates | 35°58′19″N 079°10′03″W[1] |
| • elevation | 618 ft (188 m)[2] |
| Mouth | Haw River |
• location | about 2 miles east of Mandale, North Carolina |
• coordinates | 35°51′00″N 079°14′10″W[1] |
• elevation | 387 ft (118 m)[1] |
| Length | 11.73 mi (18.88 km)[3] |
| Basin size | 19.58 square miles (50.7 km2)[4] |
| Discharge | |
| • location | Haw River |
| • average | 23.62 cu ft/s (0.669 m3/s) at mouth with Haw River[4] |
| Basin features | |
| Progression | Haw River → Cape Fear River → Atlantic Ocean |
| River system | Haw River |
| Tributaries | |
| • left | Wildcat Branch Persimmon Nursery Branch |
| • right | unnamed tributaries |
| Bridges | Orange Grove Road, NC 54, Old Greensboro Road, Crawford Dairy Road |
Collins Creek rises at Dodsons Crossroads in Orange County, North Carolina and then flows south into Chatham County to the Haw River about 2 miles east of Mandale, North Carolina.[2]
Collins Creek drains 19.58 square miles (50.7 km2) of area, receives about 47.3 in/year of precipitation, and has a wetness index of 437.59 and is about 67% forested.[4]
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