Big Branch (Crabtree Creek tributary)

Big Branch is a 3.59 mi (5.78 km) long tributary of Crabtree Creek in Wake County, North Carolina,[4] and is classed as a 2nd order stream on the EPA waters geoviewer site.[3]

Big Branch
Tributary to Crabtree Creek
Big Branch (Crabtree Creek tributary) is located in North Carolina
Big Branch (Crabtree Creek tributary)
Location of Big Branch mouth
Big Branch (Crabtree Creek tributary) is located in the United States
Big Branch (Crabtree Creek tributary)
Big Branch (Crabtree Creek tributary) (the United States)
Location
CountryUnited States
StateNorth Carolina
CountyWake
CityRaleigh
Physical characteristics
Sourcedivide between Big Branch and Mine Creek
 • locationRaleigh, North Carolina near Falls of the Neuse Road
 • coordinates35°51′54″N 78°37′44″W / 35.86500°N 78.62889°W / 35.86500; -78.62889[1]
 • elevation400 ft (120 m)[2]
MouthCrabtree Creek
 • location
Raleigh, North Carolina
 • coordinates
35°49′02″N 78°37′44″W / 35.8172°N 78.6289°W / 35.8172; -78.6289
 • elevation
200 ft (61 m)[2]
Length3.59 mi (5.78 km)[1]
Basin size3.98 square miles (10.3 km2)[3]
Discharge 
 • locationCrabtree Creek
 • average4.70 cu ft/s (0.133 m3/s) at mouth with Crabtree Creek[3]
Basin features
ProgressionCrabtree CreekNeuse RiverPamlico SoundAtlantic Ocean
River systemNeuse River
Tributaries 
 • leftunnamed tributaries
 • rightunnamed tributaries
BridgesShanda Drive, Spring Forest Road, Maple Ridge Road, East Millbrook Road, Purdue Street, Compton Road, Hardimont Road, St. Albans Drive, US 1, Cheswick Drive, Six Forks Road

Course

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Big Branch rises in northern Raleigh, North Carolina, then flows south to meet Crabtree Creek across from Kiwanis Park. It is a developed watershed with only 7% of the watershed considered to be forested.

Watershed

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Big Branch drains 3.98 square miles (10.3 km2) of area. The upper part of the watershed is underlaid by Falls Leucogneiss. The middle and lower watershed is underlaid by Raleigh Gneiss geology.[5] The watershed receives an average of 46.5 in/year of precipitation and has a wetness index of 415.15.[3]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b "ArcGIS Web Application". epa.maps.arcgis.com. US EPA. Retrieved 15 September 2019.
  2. ^ a b "Mine Creek Topo Map, Wake County NC (Raleigh West Area)". TopoZone. Locality, LLC. Retrieved 15 September 2019.
  3. ^ a b c d "Big Branch Watershed Report". Waters Geoviewer. US EPA. Retrieved 15 September 2019.
  4. ^ "Big Branch". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved April 10, 2023.
  5. ^ "Wake County Geologic Map". www.arcgis.com. North Carolina Geological Survey. Retrieved 18 September 2019.