| White Oak Creek | |
| Name Other: | Tributary to New Hope River |
| Map Size: | 300 |
| Pushpin Map: | USA North Carolina#USA |
| Pushpin Map Size: | 300 |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location of White Oak Creek mouth |
| Subdivision Type1: | Country |
| Subdivision Name1: | United States |
| Subdivision Type2: | State |
| Subdivision Name2: | North Carolina |
| Subdivision Type3: | County |
| Subdivision Name3: | Chatham Wake |
| Subdivision Type4: | City |
| Subdivision Name4: | Apex |
| Subdivision Type5: | Town |
| Subdivision Name5: | Cary |
| Length: | 12.83miles[1] |
| Discharge1 Location: | New Hope River (B. Everett Jordan Lake) |
| Discharge1 Avg: | 30.68cuft/s at mouth with New Hope River[2] |
| Source1: | Beaver Creek and Crabtree Creek divide |
| Source1 Location: | pond on the west side of Apex, North Carolina |
| Source1 Coordinates: | 35.7564°N -79.8481°W[3] |
| Source1 Elevation: | 465feet[4] |
| Mouth: | New Hope River |
| Mouth Location: | B. Everett Jordan Lake |
| Mouth Coordinates: | 35.7433°N -79.0225°W |
| Mouth Elevation: | 216feet |
| Progression: | generally west |
| River System: | Haw River |
| Tributaries Left: | Jack Branch Clark Branch |
| Tributaries 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 12.83miles 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.
According to the Geographic Names Information System, it has also been known historically as:[3]
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.[4]
White Oak Creek drains 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.[2] The watershed is 52% forested.[2]