Service Creek (Haw River tributary) facts for kids
Quick facts for kids Service Creek |
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Location of Service Creek mouth
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| Other name(s) | Tributary to Haw River |
| Country | United States |
| State | North Carolina |
| County | Alamance |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Main source | divide between Service Creek and Little Alamance Creek pond at Glen Raven, North Carolina 690 ft (210 m) 36°06′51″N 079°28′15″W / 36.11417°N 79.47083°W |
| River mouth | Haw River about 0.25 miles east of Burlington, North Carolina 499 ft (152 m) 36°06′32″N 079°23′35″W / 36.10889°N 79.39306°W |
| Length | 5.93 mi (9.54 km) |
| Basin features | |
| Progression | northeast then southeast |
| River system | Haw River |
| Basin size | 8.01 square miles (20.7 km2) |
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| Bridges | Durham Street, Burch Bridge Road, Lakeside Avenue Ext, Glencoe Road, Lower Hopedale Road, Apple Street, North Graham-Hopedale Road, Squaw Valley Trail |
Service Creek is a 5.93 mi (9.54 km) long 2nd order tributary to the Haw River, in Alamance County, North Carolina.
Course
Service Creek rises in a pond at Glen Raven in Alamance County and then flows northeast and makes a turn southeast to the Haw River about 0.25 miles east of Burlington, North Carolina.
Watershed
Service Creek drains 8.01 square miles (20.7 km2) of area, receives about 45.8 in/year of precipitation, and has a wetness index of 432.18 and is about 13% forested.
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