Haven Creek (Haw River tributary)
| Haven Creek Tributary to Haw River | |
|---|---|
  Location of Haven Creek mouth  Haven Creek (Haw River tributary) (the United States) | |
| Location | |
| Country | United States |
| State | North Carolina |
| County | Chatham |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | Roberson Creek divide |
| • location | about 1 mile northeast of Pittsboro, North Carolina |
| • coordinates | 35°45′27″N 079°09′39″W / 35.75750°N 79.16083°W[1] |
| • elevation | 530 ft (160 m)[2] |
| Mouth | Haw River |
• location | about 1 mile southeast of Bynum, North Carolina |
• coordinates | 35°45′27″N 079°09′39″W / 35.75750°N 79.16083°W[1] |
• elevation | 285 ft (87 m)[1] |
| Length | 3.85 mi (6.20 km)[3] |
| Basin size | 3.23 square miles (8.4 km2)[4] |
| Discharge | |
| • location | Haw River |
| • average | 4.08 cu ft/s (0.116 m3/s) at mouth with Haw River[4] |
| Basin features | |
| Progression | Haw River → Cape Fear River → Atlantic Ocean |
| River system | Haw River |
| Tributaries | |
| • left | unnamed tributaries |
| • right | unnamed tributaries |
| Bridges | US 64, Suttles Road, Northwood High School Road |
Haven Creek is a 3.85 mi (6.20 km) long 2nd order tributary to the Haw River in Chatham County, North Carolina. The name of Haven Creek comes from Haven Estate from which it flows.[1]
Course
[edit]Haven Creek rises about 1 mile northeast of Pittsboro, North Carolina in Chatham County and then flows north and east to the Haw River about 1 mile southeast of Bynum, North Carolina.[2]
Watershed
[edit]Haven Creek drains 3.23 square miles (8.4 km2) of area, receives about 47.3 in/year of precipitation, and has a topographic wetness index of 399.92 and is about 64% forested.[4]
See also
[edit]Additional maps
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References
[edit]- ^ a b c d "GNIS Detail - Haven Creek". geonames.usgs.gov. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 9 December 2019.
- ^ a b "Haven Creek Topo Map, Chatham County NC (Bynum Area)". TopoZone. Locality, LLC. Retrieved 9 December 2019.
- ^ "ArcGIS Web Application". epa.maps.arcgis.com. US EPA. Retrieved 9 December 2019.
- ^ a b c "Haven Creek Watershed Report". Waters Geoviewer. US EPA. Retrieved 9 December 2019.