Beaver Creek (New Hope River tributary) facts for kids

Quick facts for kids Beaver Creek
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Other name(s)	Tributary to New Hope River
Country	United States
State	North Carolina
County	Chatham Wake
City	Apex
Physical characteristics
Main source	Crabtree Creek divide pond in Apex, North Carolina 485 ft (148 m) 35°45′14″N 078°51′10″W / 35.75389°N 78.85278°W / 35.75389; -78.85278
River mouth	New Hope River B. Everett Jordan Lake 216 ft (66 m) 35°42′00″N 079°02′31″W / 35.70000°N 79.04194°W / 35.70000; -79.04194
Length	12.64 mi (20.34 km)
Basin features
Progression	west
River system	Haw River
Basin size	41.24 square miles (106.8 km2)
Tributaries	Left: Little Beaver Creek Weaver Creek Right: Reedy Branch
Waterbodies	B. Everett Jordan Lake
Bridges	NC 55, Green Level Church Road, Olive Chapel Road, I-540, Kelly Road, Apex Barbecue Road, Richardson Road, New Hill-Olive Chapel Road, Beaver Creek Road

Beaver Creek is a 12.64 mi (20.34 km) long 4th order tributary to the New Hope River in North Carolina. Beaver Creek joins the New Hope River within the B. Everett Jordan Lake Reservoir.

Course

Beaver Creek rises in a pond on the Crabtree Creek divide in Apex in Wake County, North Carolina. Beaver Creek then flows west to meet New Hope River in the B. Everett Jordan Lake Reservoir in Chatham County.

Watershed

Beaver Creek drains 41.24 square miles (106.8 km²) of area, receives about 47.1 in/year of precipitation, has a topographic wetness index of 468.29, and had an average water temperature of 15.31 °C. The watershed is 19% developed, 1.4% agricultural, 52% forested, and 6.2% open water.