New Hope River (Haw River tributary)

New Hope River is a 12.19 mi (19.62 km) long fifth-order tributary to the Haw River in Chatham County, North Carolina. This river is now entirely flooded as part of B. Everett Jordan Lake. All of the tributaries to the river are present as arms of the lake. New Hope River contributes 21.8% of the total water discharge for the Haw River.

New Hope River
Tributary to Haw River
Location of New Hope River mouth
New Hope River (Haw River tributary) (the United States)
Location
CountryUnited States
StateNorth Carolina
CountyChatham
Physical characteristics
Sourceconfluence of New Hope Creek and Morgan Creek
 • locationB. Everett Jordan Lake
 • coordinates35°48′37″N 078°59′48″W[1]
 • elevation216 ft (66 m)[2]
MouthHaw River
 • location
B. Everett Jordan Lake
 • coordinates
35°39′28″N 079°04′14″W[1]
 • elevation
216 ft (66 m)[2]
Length12.19 mi (19.62 km)[3]
Basin size342.98 square miles (888.3 km2)[4]
Discharge 
 • locationHaw River
 • average377.12 cu ft/s (10.679 m3/s) at mouth with Haw River[4]
Basin features
Progressionsouth-southwest
River systemHaw River
Tributaries 
 • leftNew Hope Creek
Folkner Branch
White Oak Creek
Beaver Creek
 • rightMorgan Creek
Bush Creek
Parkers Creek
BridgesFarrington Road, US 64

Variant names

According to the Geographic Names Information System, it has also been known historically as:[1]

  • New Hope Creek
  • New River
  • New-hope Creek
  • Newhope Creek

Course

New Hope River is formed at the confluence of New Hope Creek and Morgan Creek in the northern part of B. Everett Jordan Lake. When it was a river it flowed south-southwest to the Haw River.[2]

Watershed

New Hope River drains 342.98 square miles (888.3 km2) of area, receives about 47.2 in/year of precipitation, and has a topographic wetness index of 451.04 and is about 49% forested.[4]

See also

References
  1. "GNIS Detail - New Hope River". geonames.usgs.gov. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 9 October 2019.
  2. "New Hope River Topo Map, Chatham County NC (Merry Oaks Area)". TopoZone. Locality, LLC. Retrieved 9 October 2019.
  3. "ArcGIS Web Application". epa.maps.arcgis.com. US EPA. Retrieved 9 October 2019.
  4. "New Hope River Watershed Report". Waters Geoviewer. US EPA. Retrieved 9 October 2019.
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