Haw River

The Haw River is a tributary of the , approximately 110 mi long, which is entirely contained in north central in the .
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  • Type: Stream
  • Description: river in North Carolina, United States
  • Also known as: Hau River” and “Saxapahaw

Haw River

Latitude
35.59654° or 35° 35′ 48″ north
Longitude
-79.05196° or 79° 3′ 7″ west
Elevation
161 feet (49 metres)
Open location code
8772HWWX+J6
Geo­Names ID
4470275
Wiki­data ID
Q14707960
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In Other Languages

From Catalan to Welsh—“Haw River” goes by many names.
  • Catalan: Haw
  • Catalan: Riu Haw
  • Cebuano: Haw River
  • Egyptian Arabic: نهر هاو
  • French: Haw
  • German: Haw River
  • Irish: Abhainn Haw
  • Slovenian: Haw River
  • Slovenian: Haw
  • Slovenian: reka Haw
  • Venetian: Haw
  • Welsh: Afon Haw

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