New Hope River (Haw River tributary)

New Hope River
Tributary to Haw River
The New Hope River flooded into Jordan Lake, near where it combines with the Haw River.
Map of New Hope River mouth location
Map of New Hope River mouth location
Location of New Hope River mouth
Map of New Hope River mouth location
Map of New Hope River mouth location
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 / 35.81028°N 78.99667°W / 35.81028; -78.99667[1]
 • elevation216 ft (66 m)[2]
MouthHaw River
 • location
B. Everett Jordan Lake
 • coordinates
35°39′28″N 079°04′14″W / 35.65778°N 79.07056°W / 35.65778; -79.07056[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
ProgressionHaw RiverCape Fear RiverAtlantic Ocean
River systemHaw River
Tributaries 
 • leftNew Hope Creek
Folkner Branch
White Oak Creek
Beaver Creek
 • rightMorgan Creek
Bush Creek
Parkers Creek
BridgesFarrington Road, US 64

New Hope River is a 12.19-mile-long (19.62 km) 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.

  1. ^ a b "GNIS Detail - New Hope River". geonames.usgs.gov. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 9 October 2019.
  2. ^ a b "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. ^ a b "New Hope River Watershed Report". Waters Geoviewer. US EPA. Retrieved 9 October 2019.