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Meadow Creek
Map of Meadow Creek mouth location
Map of Meadow Creek mouth location
Map of Meadow Creek mouth location
Map of Meadow Creek mouth location
Location of Meadow Creek mouth
Other name(s) Tributary to Haw River
Country United States
State North Carolina
County Alamance
Physical characteristics
Main source divide between Meadow Creek and Toms Creek (Cane Creek)
about 6 miles south of Mebane, North Carolina
645 ft (197 m)
36°00′36″N 079°15′59″W / 36.01000°N 79.26639°W / 36.01000; -79.26639
River mouth Haw River
about 4 miles northwest of Saxapahaw, North Carolina
449 ft (137 m)
35°58′28″N 079°20′43″W / 35.97444°N 79.34528°W / 35.97444; -79.34528
Length 6.29 mi (10.12 km)
Basin features
Progression southwest
River system Haw River
Basin size 4.66 square miles (12.1 km2)
Tributaries
  • Left:
    unnamed tributaries
  • Right:
    unnamed tributaries
Bridges South Jim Minor Road, Hidden Lake Road, NC 54, Phillips Chapel Road, Preacher Davis Road, Swepsonville-Saxapahaw Road

Meadow Creek is a 6.29 mi (10.12 km) long 2nd order tributary to the Haw River, in Alamance County, North Carolina.

Course

Meadow Creek rises on the divide between it and Toms Creek (Cane Creek), about 6 miles south of Mebane in Alamance County, North Carolina and then flows southwest to the Haw River about 4 miles northwest of Saxapahaw, North Carolina.

Watershed

Meadow Creek drains 4.66 square miles (12.1 km2) of area, receives about 46.3 in/year of precipitation, and has a wetness index of 435.67 and is about 50% forested.

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