Varnals 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 Varnals Creek mouth |
Pushpin Map Alt: | Map of Varnals Creek mouth location |
Subdivision Type1: | Country |
Subdivision Name1: | United States |
Subdivision Type2: | State |
Subdivision Name2: | North Carolina |
Subdivision Type3: | County |
Subdivision Name3: | Alamance |
Length: | 7.13miles[1] |
Discharge1 Location: | Haw River |
Discharge1 Avg: | 13.62cuft/s at mouth with Haw River[2] |
Source1: | divide between Varnals Creek and Rock Creek |
Source1 Location: | about 2 miles southeast of Rock Creek, North Carolina |
Source1 Coordinates: | 35.9492°N -79.3511°W[3] |
Source1 Elevation: | 630feet[4] |
Mouth: | Haw River |
Mouth Location: | about 4 miles south of Swepsonville, North Carolina |
Mouth Coordinates: | 35.9861°N -79.3511°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: | Walt Store Lane, Bass Mountain Road, Thompson Mill Road, NC 87, Preacher Holmes Road |
Varnals Creek is a 7.13miles long 3rd order tributary to the Haw River, in Alamance County, North Carolina.
Varnals Creek rises in a pond about 2 miles southeast of Rock Creek in Alamance County, North Carolina and then flows northeast to the Haw River about 4 miles south of Swepsonville, North Carolina.[4]
Varnals Creek drains of area, receives about 46.2 in/year of precipitation, and has a wetness index of 413.35 and is about 50% forested.[2]