Beaver Creek (New Hope River tributary) facts for kids
Quick facts for kids Beaver Creek |
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Location of Beaver Creek mouth
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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) |
| River mouth | New Hope River B. Everett Jordan Lake 216 ft (66 m) |
| Length | 12.64 mi (20.34 km) |
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| Progression | west |
| River system | Haw River |
| Basin size | 41.24 square miles (106.8 km2) |
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| 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.
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