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==Course== |
==Course== |
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Reedy Creek rises near the WPTF radio towers then flows north into William B. Umstead State Park where it meets Crabtree Creek.<ref name="RCTopozone">{{cite web |title=Reedy Creek Topo Map, Wake County NC (Raleigh West Area) |url=https://www.topozone.com/north-carolina/wake-nc/stream/reedy-creek-57/ |website=TopoZone |publisher=Locality, LLC |accessdate=14 September 2019 |language=en}}</ref> The watershed is about 50% forested.<ref name="watershed"/> |
Reedy Creek rises near the WPTF radio towers then flows north into William B. Umstead State Park where it meets Crabtree Creek.<ref name="RCTopozone">{{cite web |title=Reedy Creek Topo Map, Wake County NC (Raleigh West Area) |url=https://www.topozone.com/north-carolina/wake-nc/stream/reedy-creek-57/ |website=TopoZone |publisher=Locality, LLC |accessdate=14 September 2019 |language=en}}</ref> The watershed is about 50% forested.<ref name="watershed"/> |
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==Watershed== |
==Watershed== |
Latest revision as of 20:06, 12 October 2023
Reedy Creek Tributary to Crabtree Creek | |
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Location | |
Country | United States |
State | North Carolina |
County | Wake |
City | Raleigh Cary |
Physical characteristics | |
Source | divide between Reedy Creek and Walnut Creek |
• location | near the WPTF towers in Cary, North Carolina |
• coordinates | 35°47′40″N 078°45′44″W / 35.79444°N 78.76222°W[1] |
• elevation | 460 ft (140 m)[2] |
Mouth | Crabtree Creek |
• location | William B. Umstead State Park, about 1 mile west of Raleigh, North Carolina |
• coordinates | 35°50′27″N 078°44′36″W / 35.84083°N 78.74333°W[1] |
• elevation | 243 ft (74 m)[1] |
Length | 4.50 mi (7.24 km)[3] |
Basin size | 4.44 square miles (11.5 km2)[4] |
Discharge | |
• location | Crabtree Creek |
• average | 5.14 cu ft/s (0.146 m3/s) at mouth with Crabtree Creek[4] |
Basin features | |
Progression | Crabtree Creek → Neuse River → Pamlico Sound → Atlantic Ocean |
River system | Neuse River |
Tributaries | |
• left | unnamed tributaries |
• right | unnamed tributaries |
Waterbodies | Reedy Creek Lake |
Reedy Creek is a 4.50 mi (7.24 km) long 2nd order tributary to Crabtree Creek in Wake County, North Carolina.[4]
Course[edit]
Reedy Creek rises near the WPTF radio towers then flows north into William B. Umstead State Park where it meets Crabtree Creek.[2] The watershed is about 50% forested.[4]
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/52/View_of_Reedy_Creek.png/220px-View_of_Reedy_Creek.png)
Watershed[edit]
Reedy Creek drains 4.44 square miles (11.5 km2) of area and is underlaid by the Raleigh terrane geologic formation.[5] The watershed receives an average of 46.1 in/year of precipitation and has a wetness index of 386.39.[4]
See also[edit]
External links[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ a b c "GNIS Detail – Reedy Creek". geonames.usgs.gov. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 14 September 2019.
- ^ a b "Reedy Creek Topo Map, Wake County NC (Raleigh West Area)". TopoZone. Locality, LLC. Retrieved 14 September 2019.
- ^ "ArcGIS Web Application". epa.maps.arcgis.com. US EPA. Retrieved 14 September 2019.
- ^ a b c d e "Reedy Creek Watershed Report". Waters Geoviewer. US EPA. Retrieved 14 September 2019.
- ^ "Generalized Bedrock Geologic Map of Wake County, North Carolina" (PDF). County of Wake. Wake County, North Carolina. Retrieved 27 September 2019.