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The Haw River is a tributary of the Cape Fear River, approximately 110 mi (177 km) long, that is entirely contained in north central North Carolina in the United States. It was first documented as the "Hau River" by John Lawson, an English botanist, in his 1709 book "A New Voyage to Carolina."
Haw River is bordered by Burlington to the west, Graham to the south, and Green Level to the north.. According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 2.9 square miles (7.4 km 2), of which 2.8 square miles (7.3 km 2) is land and 0.039 square miles (0.1 km 2), or 1.38%, is water. [4]
The town began life as a "cotton mill town." The original mill was built about 1872 beside the Haw River. There was a wooden dam about 1000 feet upstream and water from the mill race powered water wheels. Later the dam was rebuilt with concrete and electrical generators installed. [3]
The Jordan Lake Dam (also known as the B. Everett Jordan Project and the New Hope Dam) is located at 4 miles (6.4 km) upstream from the mouth of the Haw River in the upper Cape Fear River drainage Completed in 1974 by the Nello L. Teer Company , it is 1,330 feet (410 m) in length and has a top elevation of 266.5 feet (81.2 m) above mean sea level.
The Haw River empties into the southern end of Jordan Lake. Apex and Cary draw their drinking water about six miles northeast, near U.S. 64.
Sutton and the Haw River Assembly measured PFAS levels as high as 33,000 parts per trillion in the river in November 2019. Those have now declined to 519 parts per trillion.
Tributary to East Fork Deep River: Recreation dam. Hoosier Dam (Reeves Lake Dam) 25 ft (7.6 m) 2018 Chatham County: Rocky River: Hydropower dam owned by Rocky River Hydro. Rush Mountain Dam 15 ft (4.6 m) 2017 Henderson
The largest dam removal project in U.S. history has freed the Klamath River, inspiring hope among Indigenous activists who pushed for rewilding to help save salmon.