| New Hope River | |
| Name Other: | Tributary to Haw River |
| Map Size: | 300 |
| Pushpin Map: | USA North Carolina#USA |
| Pushpin Map Size: | 300 |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location of New Hope River mouth |
| Pushpin Map Alt: | Map of New Hope River mouth location |
| Subdivision Type1: | Country |
| Subdivision Name1: | United States |
| Subdivision Type2: | State |
| Subdivision Name2: | North Carolina |
| Subdivision Type3: | County |
| Subdivision Name3: | Chatham |
| Length: | 12.19miles[1] |
| Discharge1 Location: | Haw River |
| Discharge1 Avg: | 377.12cuft/s at mouth with Haw River[2] |
| Source1: | confluence of New Hope Creek and Morgan Creek |
| Source1 Location: | B. Everett Jordan Lake |
| Source1 Coordinates: | 35.8103°N -78.9967°W[3] |
| Source1 Elevation: | 216feet[4] |
| Mouth: | Haw River |
| Mouth Location: | B. Everett Jordan Lake |
| Mouth Coordinates: | 35.6578°N -79.0706°W |
| Mouth Elevation: | 216feet |
| Progression: | Haw River → Cape Fear River → Atlantic Ocean |
| River System: | Haw River |
| Tributaries Left: | New Hope Creek Folkner Branch White Oak Creek Beaver Creek |
| Tributaries Right: | Morgan Creek Bush Creek Parkers Creek |
| Bridges: | Farrington Road, US 64 |
New Hope River is a 12.19adj=midNaNadj=mid 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. New Hope River contributes 21.8% of the total water discharge for the Haw River.
According to the Geographic Names Information System, it has also been known historically as:[3]
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.[4]
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.[2]