Meadow Creek (Haw River tributary)

Meadow Creek is a 6.29 mi (10.12 km) long 2nd order tributary to the Haw River, in Alamance County, North Carolina.

Meadow Creek
Tributary to Haw River
Map of Meadow Creek mouth location
Map of Meadow Creek mouth location
Location of Meadow Creek mouth
Map of Meadow Creek mouth location
Map of Meadow Creek mouth location
Meadow Creek (Haw River tributary) (the United States)
Location
CountryUnited States
StateNorth Carolina
CountyAlamance
Physical characteristics
Sourcedivide between Meadow Creek and Toms Creek (Cane Creek)
 • locationabout 6 miles south of Mebane, North Carolina
 • coordinates36°00′36″N 079°15′59″W / 36.01000°N 79.26639°W / 36.01000; -79.26639[1]
 • elevation645 ft (197 m)[2]
MouthHaw River
 • location
about 4 miles northwest of Saxapahaw, North Carolina
 • coordinates
35°58′28″N 079°20′43″W / 35.97444°N 79.34528°W / 35.97444; -79.34528[1]
 • elevation
449 ft (137 m)[1]
Length6.29 mi (10.12 km)[3]
Basin size4.66 square miles (12.1 km2)[4]
Discharge 
 • locationHaw River
 • average5.65 cu ft/s (0.160 m3/s) at mouth with Haw River[4]
Basin features
ProgressionHaw RiverCape Fear RiverAtlantic Ocean
River systemHaw River
Tributaries 
 • leftunnamed tributaries
 • rightunnamed tributaries
BridgesSouth Jim Minor Road, Hidden Lake Road, NC 54, Phillips Chapel Road, Preacher Davis Road, Swepsonville-Saxapahaw Road

Course

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Meadow Creek rises on the divide between it and Toms Creek (Cane Creek), about 6 miles south of Mebane in Alamance County, North Carolina and then flows southwest to the Haw River about 4 miles northwest of Saxapahaw, North Carolina.[2]

Watershed

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Meadow Creek drains 4.66 square miles (12.1 km2) of area, receives about 46.3 in/year of precipitation, and has a wetness index of 435.67 and is about 50% forested.[4]

See also

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References

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