Morgan Creek (New Hope River tributary)
| Morgan Creek Tributary to New Hope River | |
|---|---|
| Location | |
| Country | United States |
| State | North Carolina |
| County | Chatham Durham Orange |
| City | Chapel Hill Carrboro |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | Cane Creek and New Hope Creek divide |
| • location | about 0.5 miles northeast of Dodsons Crossroads, North Carolina |
| • coordinates | 35°58′42″N 079°08′39″W / 35.97833°N 79.14417°W |
| • elevation | 490 ft (150 m) |
| Mouth | New Hope River |
• location | B. Everett Jordan Lake |
• coordinates | 35°48′38″N 078°59′48″W / 35.81056°N 78.99667°W |
• elevation | 216 ft (66 m) |
| Length | 21.03 mi (33.84 km) |
| Basin size | 59.67 square miles (154.5 km2) |
| Discharge | |
| • location | New Hope River (B. Everett Jordan Lake) |
| • average | 64.68 cu ft/s (1.832 m3/s) at mouth with New Hope River |
| Basin features | |
| Progression | generally southeast |
| River system | Haw River |
| Tributaries | |
| • left | Meeting of the Waters Chapel Creek |
| • right | Neville Creek East Branch Price Creek Wilson Creek Buck Creek Cub Creek |
| Waterbodies | B. Everett Jordan Lake |
| Bridges | Dairyland Road (x3), NC 54, Jones Ferry Road, Smith Level Road, US 15, Old Farrington Road |
Morgan Creek is a 21.03 mi (33.84 km) long 4th order tributary to the New Hope River in North Carolina. Morgan Creek forms the New Hope River along with New Hope Creek within the B. Everett Jordan Lake Reservoir.