Haw Creek (Haw River tributary)

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

Haw Creek Tributary to Haw River
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Location
Country	United States
State	North Carolina
County	Alamance Orange
Physical characteristics
Source	divide between Haw Creek and Mill Creek
• location	Pond about 0.5 miles southeast of Mebane, North Carolina
• coordinates	36°04′55″N 079°13′37″W[1]
• elevation	690 ft (210 m)[2]
Mouth	Haw River
• location	about 3 miles south of Swepsonville, North Carolina
• coordinates	35°59′37″N 079°21′06″W[1]
• elevation	453 ft (138 m)[1]
Length	12.84 mi (20.66 km)[3]
Basin size	28.43 square miles (73.6 km2)[4]
Discharge
• location	Haw River
• average	32.14 cu ft/s (0.910 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
Bridges	I-85/40, West Ten Road, Bowman Road, Mebane Oaks Road, Jones Road, South Jim Minor Road, NC 54, Wormranch Road, Swepsonville-Saxapahaw Road

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

• List of rivers of North Carolina