Motes Creek is a 5.39 mi (8.67 km) long 3rd order tributary to the Haw River, in Alamance County, North Carolina.

Motes Creek Tributary to Haw River
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Location
Country	United States
State	North Carolina
County	Alamance
Physical characteristics
Source	divide between Motes Creek and Cane Creek
• location	about 4 miles northeast of Saxapahaw, North Carolina
• coordinates	35°59′48″N 079°17′13″W[1]
• elevation	640 ft (200 m)[2]
Mouth	Haw River
• location	Saxapahaw, North Carolina
• coordinates	35°56′34″N 079°18′56″W[1]
• elevation	413 ft (126 m)[1]
Length	5.39 mi (8.67 km)[3]
Basin size	5.62 square miles (14.6 km2)[4]
Discharge
• location	Haw River
• average	6.81 cu ft/s (0.193 m3/s) at mouth with Haw River[4]
Basin features
Progression	Haw River → Cape Fear River → Atlantic Ocean
River system	Haw River
Tributaries
• left	unnamed tributaries
• right	unnamed tributaries
Waterbodies	unnamed waterbody
Bridges	Dodson Lane, NC 54, Salem Church Road, Saxapahaw Salem Church Road

Course

Motes Creek rises on the divide between it and Cane Creek, about 4 miles northeast of Saxapahaw in Alamance County, North Carolina and then flows east to the Haw River at Saxapahaw, North Carolina.[2]

Watershed

Motes Creek drains 5.62 square miles (14.6 km²) of area, receives about 46.5 in/year of precipitation, and has a wetness index of 423.14 and is about 39% forested.[4]

See also

• List of rivers of North Carolina

References

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