| Travis Creek Tributary to Haw River | |
|---|---|
  Location of Travis Creek mouth  Travis Creek (Haw River tributary) (the United States) | |
| Location | |
| Country | United States |
| State | North Carolina |
| County | Alamance Guilford |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | divide between Travis Creek and Buffalo Creek |
| • location | about 3 miles northwest of Gibsonville, North Carolina |
| • coordinates | 36°07′56″N 079°34′49″W / 36.13222°N 79.58028°W[1] |
| • elevation | 720 ft (220 m)[2] |
| Mouth | Haw River |
• location | about 3 miles north of Glen Raven, North Carolina |
• coordinates | 36°08′33″N 079°29′12″W / 36.14250°N 79.48667°W[1] |
• elevation | 558 ft (170 m)[2] |
| Length | 6.54 mi (10.53 km)[3] |
| Basin size | 15.70 square miles (40.7 km2)[4] |
| Discharge | |
| • location | Haw River |
| • average | 17.76 cu ft/s (0.503 m3/s) at mouth with Haw River[4] |
| Basin features | |
| Progression | Haw River → Cape Fear River → Atlantic Ocean |
| River system | Haw River |
| Tributaries | |
| • left | Tickle Creek |
| • 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 6.54 mi (10.53 km) long 3rd order tributary to the Haw River, in Alamance County, North Carolina.
Course
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.[2]
Watershed
Travis Creek drains 15.70 square miles (40.7 km2) of area, receives about 46.0 in/year of precipitation, and has a wetness index of 443.11 and is about 36% forested.[4]
See also
References
- 1 2 "GNIS Detail - Travis Creek". geonames.usgs.gov. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 5 October 2019.
- 1 2 3 "Travis Creek Topo Map, Alamance County NC (Lake Burlington Area)". TopoZone. Locality, LLC. Retrieved 5 October 2019.
- ↑ "ArcGIS Web Application". epa.maps.arcgis.com. US EPA. Retrieved 5 October 2019.
- 1 2 3 "Travis Creek Watershed Report". Waters Geoviewer. US EPA. Retrieved 5 October 2019.
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