White Oak Creek (New Hope River tributary)
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
| White Oak Creek Tributary to New Hope River | |
|---|---|
  Location of White Oak Creek mouth  White Oak Creek (New Hope River tributary) (the United States) | |
| Location | |
| Country | United States |
| State | North Carolina |
| County | Chatham Wake |
| City | Apex |
| Town | Cary |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | Beaver Creek and Crabtree Creek divide |
| • location | pond on the west side of Apex, North Carolina |
| • coordinates | 35°45′23″N 079°50′53″W / 35.75639°N 79.84806°W[1] |
| • elevation | 465 ft (142 m)[2] |
| Mouth | New Hope River |
• location | B. Everett Jordan Lake |
• coordinates | 35°44′36″N 079°01′21″W / 35.74333°N 79.02250°W[1] |
• elevation | 216 ft (66 m)[2] |
| Length | 12.83 mi (20.65 km)[3] |
| Basin size | 27.75 square miles (71.9 km2)[4] |
| Discharge | |
| • location | New Hope River (B. Everett Jordan Lake) |
| • average | 30.68 cu ft/s (0.869 m3/s) at mouth with New Hope River[4] |
| Basin features | |
| Progression | generally west |
| River system | Haw River |
| Tributaries | |
| • left | Jack Branch Clark Branch |
| • right | Bachelor Branch Rocky Ford Branch Mill Branch |
| Waterbodies | B. Everett Jordan Lake |
| Bridges | NC 55, I-540, Wimberly Road, NC 751, Farrington Road |
White Oak Creek is a 12.83 mi (20.65 km) long 3rd order tributary to the New Hope River in North Carolina. White Oak Creek joins the New Hope River within the B. Everett Jordan Lake Reservoir.
According to the Geographic Names Information System, it has also been known historically as:[1]
- Whiteoak Creek
.jpg)
.jpg)