Boyds Creek | |
Name Other: | Tributary to Haw River |
Map Size: | 300 |
Pushpin Map: | USA North Carolina#USA |
Pushpin Map Size: | 300 |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location of Boyds Creek mouth |
Pushpin Map Alt: | Map of Boyds Creek mouth location |
Subdivision Type1: | Country |
Subdivision Name1: | United States |
Subdivision Type2: | State |
Subdivision Name2: | North Carolina |
Subdivision Type3: | County |
Subdivision Name3: | Alamance |
Length: | 4.54miles[1] |
Discharge1 Location: | Haw River |
Discharge1 Avg: | 8.53cuft/s at mouth with Haw River[2] |
Source1: | divide between Boyds Creek and Deep Creek |
Source1 Location: | Pond about 3 miles southeast of McCray, North Carolina |
Source1 Coordinates: | 36.1544°N -79.3417°W[3] |
Source1 Elevation: | 700feet[4] |
Mouth: | Haw River |
Mouth Location: | about 1 mile northwest of Haw River, North Carolina |
Mouth Coordinates: | 36.1022°N -79.3808°W |
Mouth Elevation: | 492feet |
Progression: | Haw River → Cape Fear River → Atlantic Ocean |
River System: | Haw River |
Tributaries Left: | unnamed tributaries |
Tributaries Right: | unnamed tributaries |
Bridges: | Sandy Cross Road, Luck Stone Road, Haw River-Hopedale Road |
Boyds Creek is a 4.54miles long 2nd order tributary to the Haw River, in Alamance County, North Carolina.
Boyds Creek rises in a pond about 3 miles southeast of McCray in Alamance County, North Carolina and then flows southwest to the Haw River about 1 mile northwest of Haw River, North Carolina.[4]
Boyds Creek drains of area, receives about 46.0 in/year of precipitation, and has a wetness index of 416.84 and is about 41% forested.[2]