White Oak Creek (New Hope River tributary)
| 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.
Variant names
[edit]According to the Geographic Names Information System, it has also been known historically as:[1]
- Whiteoak Creek
Course
[edit]White Oak Creek rises in a pond on the Beaver Creek and Crabtree Creek divide on the west side of Apex, North Carolina. White Oak Creek then flows westerly to meet New Hope River in the B. Everett Jordan Lake Reservoir in Chatham County.[2]
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Watershed
[edit]White Oak Creek drains 27.75 square miles (71.9 km2) of area, receives about 46.9 in/year of precipitation, has a topographic wetness index of 461.07, and has an average water temperature of 15.30 °C.[4] The watershed is 52% forested.[4]
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References
[edit]- ^ a b c "GNIS Detail - White Oak Creek". geonames.usgs.gov. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 2 December 2019.
- ^ a b c "New Hope Creek Topo Map, Chatham County NC (Green Level Area)". TopoZone. Locality, LLC. Retrieved 2 December 2019.
- ^ "ArcGIS Web Application". epa.maps.arcgis.com. US EPA. Retrieved 2 December 2019.
- ^ a b c d "White Oak Creek Watershed Report". Waters Geoviewer. US EPA. Retrieved 2 December 2019.