Morgan Creek (New Hope River tributary)

Morgan Creek
Tributary to New Hope River
Morgan Creek (New Hope River tributary) is located in North Carolina
Morgan Creek (New Hope River tributary)
Location of Morgan Creek mouth
Morgan Creek (New Hope River tributary) is located in the United States
Morgan Creek (New Hope River tributary)
Morgan Creek (New Hope River tributary) (the United States)
Location
CountryUnited States
StateNorth Carolina
CountyChatham
Durham
Orange
CityChapel Hill
Carrboro
Physical characteristics
SourceCane Creek and New Hope Creek divide
 • locationabout 0.5 miles northeast of Dodsons Crossroads, North Carolina
 • coordinates35°58′42″N 079°08′39″W / 35.97833°N 79.14417°W / 35.97833; -79.14417[1]
 • elevation490 ft (150 m)[2]
MouthNew Hope River
 • location
B. Everett Jordan Lake
 • coordinates
35°48′38″N 078°59′48″W / 35.81056°N 78.99667°W / 35.81056; -78.99667[1]
 • elevation
216 ft (66 m)[2]
Length21.03 mi (33.84 km)[3]
Basin size59.67 square miles (154.5 km2)[4]
Discharge 
 • locationNew Hope River (B. Everett Jordan Lake)
 • average64.68 cu ft/s (1.832 m3/s) at mouth with New Hope River[4]
Basin features
Progressiongenerally southeast
River systemHaw River
Tributaries 
 • leftMeeting of the Waters
Chapel Creek
 • rightNeville Creek
East Branch Price Creek
Wilson Creek
Buck Creek
Cub Creek
WaterbodiesB. Everett Jordan Lake
BridgesDairyland Road (x3), NC 54, Jones Ferry Road, Smith Level Road, US 15, Old Farrington Road

Morgan Creek is a 21.03 mi (33.84 km) long 4th order tributary to the New Hope River in North Carolina. Morgan Creek forms the New Hope River along with New Hope Creek within the B. Everett Jordan Lake Reservoir.

  1. ^ a b "GNIS Detail - Morgan Creek". geonames.usgs.gov. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 3 December 2019.
  2. ^ a b "New Hope Creek Topo Map, Chatham County NC (Green Level Area)". TopoZone. Locality, LLC. Retrieved 3 December 2019.
  3. ^ "ArcGIS Web Application". epa.maps.arcgis.com. US EPA. Retrieved 3 December 2019.
  4. ^ a b "Morgan Creek Watershed Report". Waters Geoviewer. US EPA. Retrieved 3 December 2019.