New Hope River (Haw River tributary)

CountryUnited States

StateNorth Carolina

CountyChatham

Sourceconfluence of New Hope Creek and Morgan Creek

New Hope River Tributary to Haw River
The New Hope River flooded into Jordan Lake, near where it combines with the Haw River.
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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 / 35.81028°N 78.99667°W / 35.81028; -78.99667[1]
• elevation	216 ft (66 m)[2]
Mouth	Haw 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]
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

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.