New Hope River (Haw River tributary)

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.

New Hope River Tributary to Haw River
The New Hope River flooded into Jordan Lake, near where it combines with the Haw River.
Location of New Hope River mouth Show map of North Carolina New Hope River (Haw River tributary) (the United States) Show map of the United States
Location
Country	United States
State	North Carolina
County	Chatham
Physical characteristics
Source	confluence of New Hope Creek and Morgan Creek
• location	B. Everett Jordan Lake
• coordinates	35°48′37″N 078°59′48″W[1]
• elevation	216 ft (66 m)[2]
Mouth	Haw River
• location	B. Everett Jordan Lake
• coordinates	35°39′28″N 079°04′14″W[1]
• elevation	216 ft (66 m)[2]
Length	12.19 mi (19.62 km)[3]
Basin size	342.98 square miles (888.3 km2)[4]
Discharge
• location	Haw River
• average	377.12 cu ft/s (10.679 m3/s) at mouth with Haw River[4]
Basin features
Progression	Haw River → Cape Fear River → Atlantic Ocean
River system	Haw River
Tributaries
• left	New Hope Creek Folkner Branch White Oak Creek Beaver Creek
• right	Morgan Creek Bush Creek Parkers Creek
Bridges	Farrington 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

• Parkers Creek (New Hope River tributary)