| Haw 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 Haw Creek mouth |
| Pushpin Map Alt: | Map of Haw Creek mouth location |
| Subdivision Type1: | Country |
| Subdivision Name1: | United States |
| Subdivision Type2: | State |
| Subdivision Name2: | North Carolina |
| Subdivision Type3: | County |
| Subdivision Name3: | Alamance Orange |
| Length: | 12.84miles[1] |
| Discharge1 Location: | Haw River |
| Discharge1 Avg: | 32.14cuft/s at mouth with Haw River[2] |
| Source1: | divide between Haw Creek and Mill Creek |
| Source1 Location: | Pond about 0.5 miles southeast of Mebane, North Carolina |
| Source1 Coordinates: | 36.0819°N -79.2269°W[3] |
| Source1 Elevation: | 690feet[4] |
| Mouth: | Haw River |
| Mouth Location: | about 3 miles south of Swepsonville, North Carolina |
| Mouth Coordinates: | 35.9936°N -79.3517°W |
| Mouth Elevation: | 453feet |
| Progression: | Haw River → Cape Fear River → Atlantic Ocean |
| River System: | Haw River |
| Tributaries Left: | unnamed tributaries |
| 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 |
Haw Creek is a 12.84miles long 3rd order tributary to the Haw River, in Alamance County, North Carolina.
According to the Geographic Names Information System, it has also been known historically as:[3]
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.[4]
Haw Creek drains of area, receives about 46.3 in/year of precipitation, and has a wetness index of 427.99 and is about 49% forested.[2]