Morgan Creek (New Hope River tributary)
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.
| Morgan Creek Tributary to New Hope River | |
|---|---|
Location of Morgan Creek mouth Morgan Creek (New Hope River tributary) (the United States) | |
| 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[1] |
| • elevation | 490 ft (150 m)[2] |
| Mouth | New Hope River |
• location | B. Everett Jordan Lake |
• coordinates | 35°48′38″N 078°59′48″W / 35.81056°N 78.99667°W[1] |
• elevation | 216 ft (66 m)[2] |
| Length | 21.03 mi (33.84 km)[3] |
| Basin size | 59.67 square miles (154.5 km2)[4] |
| 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[4] |
| 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 |
Course edit
Morgan Creek rises in a pond on the Cane Creek and New Hope Creek divide about 0.5 miles northeast of Dodsons Crossroads, North Carolina. It flows into University Lake in Chapel Hill and then Morgan Creek flows southeast to meet New Hope Creek and forms the New Hope River in the B. Everett Jordan Lake Reservoir in Chatham County.[2]
Watershed edit
Morgan Creek drains 59.67 square miles (154.5 km2) of area, receives about 47.5 in/year of precipitation, has a topographic wetness index of 433.06, and has an average water temperature of 14.91 °C.[4] The watershed is 61% forested.[4]
Angling edit
Morgan Creek is open to fishing, in the creek you can find Largemouth Bass, Sunfish, Black Bullhead Catfish, Yellow Bullhead Catfish, Brown Bullhead Catfish, Channel Catfish, Common Carp and most likely fish that are not known about being in Morgan Creek, you need a North Carolina fishing license to fish there unless you are under the age of 16 or you fish on the 4th of July when everyone is exempt.
References edit
- ^ a b "GNIS Detail - Morgan Creek". geonames.usgs.gov. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 3 December 2019.
- ^ a b c "New Hope Creek Topo Map, Chatham County NC (Green Level Area)". TopoZone. Locality, LLC. Retrieved 3 December 2019.
- ^ "ArcGIS Web Application". epa.maps.arcgis.com. US EPA. Retrieved 3 December 2019.
- ^ a b c d "Morgan Creek Watershed Report". Waters Geoviewer. US EPA. Retrieved 3 December 2019.