Motes Creek
| Motes Creek Tributary to Haw River | |
|---|---|
| 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 / 35.99667°N 79.28694°W |
| • elevation | 640 ft (200 m) |
| Mouth | Haw River |
• location | Saxapahaw, North Carolina |
• coordinates | 35°56′34″N 079°18′56″W / 35.94278°N 79.31556°W |
• elevation | 413 ft (126 m) |
| Length | 5.39 mi (8.67 km) |
| Basin size | 5.62 square miles (14.6 km2) |
| Discharge | |
| • location | Haw River |
| • average | 6.81 cu ft/s (0.193 m3/s) at mouth with Haw River |
| 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 |
Motes Creek is a 5.39 mi (8.67 km) long 3rd order tributary to the Haw River, in Alamance County, North Carolina.