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Bridges Branch (Crabtree Creek tributary)

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Stream in North Carolina, USA
Bridges Branch
Tributary to Crabtree Creek
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Location
CountryUnited States
StateNorth Carolina
CountyWake
CityRaleigh
Physical characteristics
Sourcedivide between Bridges Branch and Pigeon House Branch
 • locationRaleigh, North Carolina near St. Augustines College
 • coordinates35°47′15″N 078°37′08″W / 35.78750°N 78.61889°W / 35.78750; -78.61889
 • elevation300 ft (91 m)
MouthCrabtree Creek
 • locationRaleigh, North Carolina
 • coordinates35°48′13″N 078°36′30″W / 35.80361°N 78.60833°W / 35.80361; -78.60833
 • elevation197 ft (60 m)
Length1.26 mi (2.03 km)
Basin size0.46 square miles (1.2 km)
Discharge 
 • locationCrabtree Creek
 • average0.59 cu ft/s (0.017 m/s) at mouth with Crabtree Creek
Basin features
ProgressionCrabtree Creek → Neuse River → Pamlico Sound → Atlantic Ocean
River systemNeuse River
Tributaries 
 • leftunnamed tributaries
 • rightunnamed tributaries
BridgesGeorge Pup William Drive, Glascock Street, Barksdale Drive

Bridges Branch is a 1.26 mi (2.03 km) long tributary to Crabtree Creek in Wake County, North Carolina and is classed as a 1st order stream on the EPA waters geoviewer site.

Course

Bridges Branch is the smallest named tributary to Crabtree Creek and rises in eastern Raleigh, North Carolina near St. Augustines College then flows northeast through Lions Park to meet Crabtree Creek just downstream of Pigeon House Branch. About 4% of the watershed is forested with the rest being developed.

Watershed

Bridges Branch drains 0.46 square miles (1.2 km) of Raleigh Gneiss geology. The watershed receives an average of 46.7 in/year of precipitation and has a wetness index of 426.39.

See also

External links

References

  1. ^ "GNIS Detail - Bridges Branch". geonames.usgs.gov. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 15 September 2019.
  2. ^ "Marsh Creek Topo Map, Wake County NC (Raleigh East Area)". TopoZone. Locality, LLC. Retrieved 15 September 2019.
  3. "ArcGIS Web Application". epa.maps.arcgis.com. US EPA. Retrieved 15 September 2019.
  4. ^ "Bridges Branch Watershed Report". Waters Geoviewer. US EPA. Retrieved 15 September 2019.
  5. "Wake County Geologic Map". www.arcgis.com. North Carolina Geological Survey. Retrieved 18 September 2019.
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