New Hope River (Haw River tributary)
New Hope River is a long fifth-order tributary to the Haw River in Chatham County, North Carolina. This river is now entirely flooded as part of B. Everett Jordan Lake. All of the tributaries to the river are present as arms of the lake.Variant names
According to the Geographic Names Information System, it has also been known historically as:
New Hope River is formed at the confluence of New Hope Creek and Morgan Creek in the northern part of B. Everett Jordan Lake. When it was a river it flowed south-southwest to the Haw River.Watershed
New Hope River drains of area, receives about 47.2 in/year of precipitation, and has a topographic wetness index of 451.04 and is about 49% forested.
