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.
Variant names
According to the Geographic Names Information System, it has also been known historically as:
- 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.
Watershed
Haw Creek drains 28.43 square miles (73.6 km) of area, receives about 46.3 in/year of precipitation, and has a wetness index of 427.99 and is about 49% forested.
See also
References
- ^ "GNIS Detail - Haw Creek". geonames.usgs.gov. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 4 October 2019.
- ^ "Big Alamance Creek Topo Map, Alamance County NC (Mebane Area)". TopoZone. Locality, LLC. Retrieved 4 October 2019.
- ^ "ArcGIS Web Application". epa.maps.arcgis.com. US EPA. Retrieved 4 October 2019.
- ^ "Haw Creek Watershed Report". Waters Geoviewer. US EPA. Retrieved 4 October 2019.