New Hope River (Haw River tributary) facts for kids
Quick facts for kids New Hope River |
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Location of New Hope River mouth
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| Other name(s) | Tributary to Haw River |
| Country | United States |
| State | North Carolina |
| County | Chatham |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Main source | confluence of New Hope Creek and Morgan Creek B. Everett Jordan Lake 216 ft (66 m) 35°48′37″N 078°59′48″W / 35.81028°N 78.99667°W |
| River mouth | Haw River B. Everett Jordan Lake 216 ft (66 m) 35°39′28″N 079°04′14″W / 35.65778°N 79.07056°W |
| Length | 12.19 mi (19.62 km) |
| Basin features | |
| Progression | south-southwest |
| River system | Haw River |
| Basin size | 342.98 square miles (888.3 km2) |
| Tributaries | |
| Bridges | Farrington Road, US 64 |
The New Hope River is a river in North Carolina, United States. It flows for about 12 miles (19.6 km) through Chatham County. Today, most of the river is covered by the waters of B. Everett Jordan Lake. Its smaller streams, called tributaries, now form parts of the lake too. The New Hope River adds a lot of water to the Haw River, about 21.8% of its total flow!
Other Names for the River
Rivers sometimes have different names over time. The New Hope River has been known by a few other names in the past. These names are recorded in the Geographic Names Information System.
- New Hope Creek
- New River
- New-hope Creek
- Newhope Creek
Where Does It Flow?
The New Hope River starts where two smaller streams, New Hope Creek and Morgan Creek, meet. This meeting point is now inside the northern part of B. Everett Jordan Lake. Before the lake was built, the river used to flow towards the south-southwest until it joined the Haw River.
The River's Home (Watershed)
A watershed is like a giant bowl where all the rain and snow that falls drains into one main river or lake. The New Hope River's watershed covers a large area of about 343 square miles (888 square kilometers).
This area gets about 47.2 inches (120 cm) of rain each year. About half of the land in this watershed, around 49%, is covered by forests.
