Meadow 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 Meadow Creek mouth |
Pushpin Map Alt: | Map of Meadow Creek mouth location |
Subdivision Type1: | Country |
Subdivision Name1: | United States |
Subdivision Type2: | State |
Subdivision Name2: | North Carolina |
Subdivision Type3: | County |
Subdivision Name3: | Alamance |
Length: | 6.29miles[1] |
Discharge1 Location: | Haw River |
Discharge1 Avg: | 5.65cuft/s at mouth with Haw River[2] |
Source1: | divide between Meadow Creek and Toms Creek (Cane Creek) |
Source1 Location: | about 6 miles south of Mebane, North Carolina |
Source1 Coordinates: | 36.01°N -79.2664°W[3] |
Source1 Elevation: | 645feet[4] |
Mouth: | Haw River |
Mouth Location: | about 4 miles northwest of Saxapahaw, North Carolina |
Mouth Coordinates: | 35.9744°N -79.3453°W |
Mouth Elevation: | 449feet |
Progression: | Haw River → Cape Fear River → Atlantic Ocean |
River System: | Haw River |
Tributaries Left: | unnamed tributaries |
Tributaries Right: | unnamed tributaries |
Bridges: | South Jim Minor Road, Hidden Lake Road, NC 54, Phillips Chapel Road, Preacher Davis Road, Swepsonville-Saxapahaw Road |
Meadow Creek is a 6.29miles long 2nd order tributary to the Haw River, in Alamance County, North Carolina.
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.[4]
Meadow Creek drains of area, receives about 46.3 in/year of precipitation, and has a wetness index of 435.67 and is about 50% forested.[2]