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Travis Creek (Haw River tributary)

Coordinates: 36°08′33″N 079°29′12″W / 36.14250°N 79.48667°W / 36.14250; -79.48667
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Travis Creek
Tributary to Haw River
Map of Travis Creek mouth location
Map of Travis Creek mouth location
Location of Travis Creek mouth
Map of Travis Creek mouth location
Map of Travis Creek mouth location
Travis Creek (Haw River tributary) (the United States)
Location
CountryUnited States
StateNorth Carolina
CountyAlamance
Guilford
Physical characteristics
Sourcedivide between Travis Creek and Buffalo Creek
 • locationabout 3 miles northwest of Gibsonville, North Carolina
 • coordinates36°07′56″N 079°34′49″W / 36.13222°N 79.58028°W / 36.13222; -79.58028[1]
 • elevation720 ft (220 m)[2]
MouthHaw 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 / 36.14250; -79.48667[1]
 • elevation
558 ft (170 m)[2]
Length6.54 mi (10.53 km)[3]
Basin size15.70 square miles (40.7 km2)[4]
Discharge 
 • locationHaw River
 • average17.76 cu ft/s (0.503 m3/s) at mouth with Haw River[4]
Basin features
ProgressionHaw RiverCape Fear RiverAtlantic Ocean
River systemHaw River
Tributaries 
 • leftTickle Creek
 • rightunnamed tributaries
BridgesWagoner 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

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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

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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

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References

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  1. ^ a b "GNIS Detail - Travis Creek". geonames.usgs.gov. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 5 October 2019.
  2. ^ a b c "Travis Creek Topo Map, Alamance County NC (Lake Burlington Area)". TopoZone. Locality, LLC. Retrieved 5 October 2019.
  3. ^ "ArcGIS Web Application". epa.maps.arcgis.com. US EPA. Retrieved 5 October 2019.
  4. ^ a b c "Travis Creek Watershed Report". Waters Geoviewer. US EPA. Retrieved 5 October 2019.