Travis 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 Travis Creek mouth |
Pushpin Map Alt: | Map of Travis Creek mouth location |
Subdivision Type1: | Country |
Subdivision Name1: | United States |
Subdivision Type2: | State |
Subdivision Name2: | North Carolina |
Subdivision Type3: | County |
Subdivision Name3: | Alamance Guilford |
Length: | 6.54miles[1] |
Discharge1 Location: | Haw River |
Discharge1 Avg: | 17.76cuft/s at mouth with Haw River[2] |
Source1: | divide between Travis Creek and Buffalo Creek |
Source1 Location: | about 3 miles northwest of Gibsonville, North Carolina |
Source1 Coordinates: | 36.1322°N -79.5803°W[3] |
Source1 Elevation: | 720feet[4] |
Mouth: | Haw River |
Mouth Location: | about 3 miles north of Glen Raven, North Carolina |
Mouth Coordinates: | 36.1425°N -79.4867°W |
Mouth Elevation: | 558feet |
Progression: | Haw River → Cape Fear River → Atlantic Ocean |
River System: | Haw River |
Tributaries Left: | Tickle Creek |
Tributaries Right: | unnamed tributaries |
Bridges: | Wagoner Road, Friedan Church Road, County Farm Road, Gibsonville-Ossipee Road, Elon-Ossipee Road, Phibbs Road, NC 87, Durham Street |
Travis Creek is a 6.54miles long 3rd order tributary to the Haw River, in Alamance County, North Carolina.
Travis Creek rises in Guilford County on the divide between Travis Creek and Buffalo Creek. Travis Creek then flows east into Alamance County to meet the Haw River about 3 miles north of Glen Raven, North Carolina.[4]
Travis Creek drains of area, receives about 46.0 in/year of precipitation, and has a wetness index of 443.11 and is about 36% forested.[2]