Service Creek (Haw River tributary) explained

Service 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 Service Creek mouth
Pushpin Map Alt:Map of Service Creek mouth location
Subdivision Type1:Country
Subdivision Name1:United States
Subdivision Type2:State
Subdivision Name2:North Carolina
Subdivision Type3:County
Subdivision Name3:Alamance
Length:5.93miles[1]
Discharge1 Location:Haw River
Discharge1 Avg:9.1cuft/s at mouth with Haw River[2]
Source1:divide between Service Creek and Little Alamance Creek
Source1 Location:pond at Glen Raven, North Carolina
Source1 Coordinates:36.1142°N -79.4708°W[3]
Source1 Elevation:690feet[4]
Mouth:Haw River
Mouth Location:about 0.25 miles east of Burlington, North Carolina
Mouth Coordinates:36.1089°N -79.3931°W
Mouth Elevation:499feet
Progression:Haw RiverCape Fear RiverAtlantic Ocean
River System:Haw River
Tributaries Left:unnamed tributaries
Tributaries Right:Staley Creek
Bridges:Durham Street, Burch Bridge Road, Lakeside Avenue Ext, Glencoe Road, Lower Hopedale Road, Apple Street, North Graham-Hopedale Road, Squaw Valley Trail

Service Creek is a 5.93miles long 2nd order tributary to the Haw River, in Alamance County, North Carolina.

Course

Service Creek rises in a pond at Glen Raven in Alamance County and then flows northeast and makes a turn southeast to the Haw River about 0.25 miles east of Burlington, North Carolina.[4]

Watershed

Service Creek drains of area, receives about 45.8 in/year of precipitation, and has a wetness index of 432.18 and is about 13% forested.[2]

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: ArcGIS Web Application . epa.maps.arcgis.com . US EPA . 5 October 2019.
  2. Web site: Service Creek Watershed Report . Waters Geoviewer . US EPA . 5 October 2019.
  3. Web site: GNIS Detail - Service Creek . geonames.usgs.gov . US Geological Survey . 5 October 2019.
  4. Web site: Back Creek Topo Map, Alamance County NC (Mebane Area) . TopoZone . Locality, LLC . 4 October 2019 . en.