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Boyds Creek (Haw River tributary)

Coordinates: 36°06′08″N 079°22′51″W / 36.10222°N 79.38083°W / 36.10222; -79.38083
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Boyds Creek
Tributary to Haw River
Map of Boyds Creek mouth location
Map of Boyds Creek mouth location
Location of Boyds Creek mouth
Map of Boyds Creek mouth location
Map of Boyds Creek mouth location
Boyds Creek (Haw River tributary) (the United States)
Location
CountryUnited States
StateNorth Carolina
CountyAlamance
Physical characteristics
Sourcedivide between Boyds Creek and Deep Creek
 • locationPond about 3 miles southeast of McCray, North Carolina
 • coordinates36°09′16″N 079°20′30″W / 36.15444°N 79.34167°W / 36.15444; -79.34167[1]
 • elevation700 ft (210 m)[2]
MouthHaw River
 • location
about 1 mile northwest of Haw River, North Carolina
 • coordinates
36°06′08″N 079°22′51″W / 36.10222°N 79.38083°W / 36.10222; -79.38083[1]
 • elevation
492 ft (150 m)[1]
Length4.54 mi (7.31 km)[3]
Basin size7.38 square miles (19.1 km2)[4]
Discharge 
 • locationHaw River
 • average8.53 cu ft/s (0.242 m3/s) at mouth with Haw River[4]
Basin features
ProgressionHaw RiverCape Fear RiverAtlantic Ocean
River systemHaw River
Tributaries 
 • leftunnamed tributaries
 • rightunnamed tributaries
BridgesSandy Cross Road, Luck Stone Road, Haw River-Hopedale Road

Boyds Creek is a 4.54 mi (7.31 km) long 2nd order tributary to the Haw River, in Alamance County, North Carolina.

Course

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Boyds Creek rises in a pond about 3 miles southeast of McCray in Alamance County, North Carolina and then flows southwest to the Haw River about 1 mile northwest of Haw River, North Carolina.[2]

Watershed

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Boyds Creek drains 7.38 square miles (19.1 km2) of area, receives about 46.0 in/year of precipitation, and has a wetness index of 416.84 and is about 41% forested.[4]

References

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  1. ^ a b c "GNIS Detail - Boyds Creek". geonames.usgs.gov. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 5 October 2019.
  2. ^ a b "Boyds Creek Topo Map, Alamance County NC (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 "Boyds Creek Watershed Report". Waters Geoviewer. US EPA. Retrieved 5 October 2019.