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Bridges Branch (Crabtree Creek tributary)

Coordinates: 35°48′13″N 078°36′30″W / 35.80361°N 78.60833°W / 35.80361; -78.60833
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Bridges Branch
Tributary to Crabtree Creek
Bridges Branch (Crabtree Creek tributary) is located in North Carolina
Bridges Branch (Crabtree Creek tributary)
Location of Bridges Branch mouth
Bridges Branch (Crabtree Creek tributary) is located in the United States
Bridges Branch (Crabtree Creek tributary)
Bridges Branch (Crabtree Creek tributary) (the United States)
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[1]
 • elevation300 ft (91 m)[2]
MouthCrabtree Creek
 • location
Raleigh, North Carolina
 • coordinates
35°48′13″N 078°36′30″W / 35.80361°N 78.60833°W / 35.80361; -78.60833[1]
 • elevation
197 ft (60 m)[2]
Length1.26 mi (2.03 km)[3]
Basin size0.46 square miles (1.2 km2)[4]
Discharge 
 • locationCrabtree Creek
 • average0.59 cu ft/s (0.017 m3/s) at mouth with Crabtree Creek[4]
Basin features
ProgressionCrabtree CreekNeuse RiverPamlico SoundAtlantic 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.[4]

Course

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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

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Bridges Branch drains 0.46 square miles (1.2 km2) of Raleigh Gneiss geology.[5] The watershed receives an average of 46.7 in/year of precipitation and has a wetness index of 426.39.[4]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b "GNIS Detail - Bridges Branch". geonames.usgs.gov. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 15 September 2019.
  2. ^ a b "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. ^ a b c d "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.