Parkers Creek (New Hope River tributary)
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| Parkers Creek Tributary to New Hope River | |
|---|---|
  Location of Parkers Creek mouth  Parkers Creek (New Hope River tributary) (the United States) | |
| Location | |
| Country | United States |
| State | North Carolina |
| County | Chatham |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | Haw River divide |
| • location | about 0.2 miles southeast of Red Hill |
| • coordinates | 35°45′47″N 079°05′52″W / 35.76306°N 79.09778°W[1] |
| • elevation | 530 ft (160 m)[2] |
| Mouth | New Hope River |
• location | B. Everett Jordan Lake |
• coordinates | 35°42′43″N 079°02′35″W / 35.71194°N 79.04306°W[1] |
• elevation | 216 ft (66 m)[2] |
| Length | 6.21 mi (9.99 km)[3] |
| Basin size | 6.24 square miles (16.2 km2)[4] |
| Discharge | |
| • location | New Hope River (B. Everett Jordan Lake) |
| • average | 7.54 cu ft/s (0.214 m3/s) at mouth with New Hope River[4] |
| Basin features | |
| Progression | southeast and south |
| River system | Haw River |
| Tributaries | |
| • left | unnamed tributaries |
| • right | Windfall Branch |
| Waterbodies | B. Everett Jordan Lake |
| Bridges | Mt. Gilead Church Road, Seaforth Road, US 64 |
Parkers Creek is a 6.21 mi (9.99 km) long 2nd order tributary to the New Hope River in North Carolina. Parkers Creek joins the New Hope River within the B. Everett Jordan Lake Reservoir.
Parkers Creek rises on the Haw River divide about 0.2 miles southeast of Red Hill. Parkers Creek then flows southeast and south to meet New Hope River in the B. Everett Jordan Lake Reservoir in Chatham County.[2]
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