Cane Creek is a 13.74 mi (22.11 km) long 4th order tributary to the Haw River, in Alamance and Orange Counties, North Carolina. This Cane Creek is on the left bank of the Haw River.
| Cane Creek Tributary to Haw River | |
|---|---|
  Location of Cane Creek mouth  Cane Creek (Haw River tributary, left bank) (the United States) | |
| Location | |
| Country | United States |
| State | North Carolina |
| County | Alamance Orange |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | divide between Cane Creek and Crabtree Creek (Eno River) |
| • location | about 2 miles east of Buckhorn, North Carolina |
| • coordinates | 36°02′05″N 079°10′24″W / 36.03472°N 79.17333°W[1] |
| • elevation | 680 ft (210 m)[2] |
| Mouth | Haw River |
• location | about 2 miles east of Eli Whitney, North Carolina |
• coordinates | 35°54′35″N 079°16′06″W / 35.90972°N 79.26833°W[1] |
• elevation | 398 ft (121 m)[2] |
| Length | 13.74 mi (22.11 km)[3] |
| Basin size | 39.25 square miles (101.7 km2)[4] |
| Discharge | |
| • location | Haw River |
| • average | 43.21 cu ft/s (1.224 m3/s) at mouth with Haw River[4] |
| Basin features | |
| Progression | southwest |
| River system | Haw River |
| Tributaries | |
| • left | Watery Fork |
| • right | Hog Branch Turkey Hill Creek Toms Creek |
| Bridges | Borland Road, Arthur Minnis Road, Buckhorn Road, NC 54, Morrow Mill Road |
Course
editCane Creek rises on the divide between Cane Creek and Crabtree Creek (Eno River) about 2 miles east of Buckhorn, North Carolina in Orange County, North Carolina. Cane Creek then flows southwest meet the Haw River about 2 miles east of Eli Whitney in Alamance County.[2]
Watershed
editCane Creek drains 39.25 square miles (101.7 km2) of area, receives about 46.9 in/year of precipitation, has a topographic wetness index of 415.16 and is about 59% forested.[4]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ a b "GNIS Detail - Cane Creek". geonames.usgs.gov. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 9 October 2019.
- ^ a b c "Cane Creek Topo Map, Orange County NC (Saxapahaw Area)". TopoZone. Locality, LLC. Retrieved 9 October 2019.
- ^ "ArcGIS Web Application". epa.maps.arcgis.com. US EPA. Retrieved 9 October 2019.
- ^ a b c "Cane Creek Watershed Report". Waters Geoviewer. US EPA. Retrieved 9 October 2019.