Big Branch (Crabtree Creek tributary) facts for kids

Quick facts for kids Big Branch
Show map of North Carolina Show map of the United States Location of Big Branch mouth
Other name(s)	Tributary to Crabtree Creek
Country	United States
State	North Carolina
County	Wake
City	Raleigh
Physical characteristics
Main source	divide between Big Branch and Mine Creek Raleigh, North Carolina near Falls of the Neuse Road 400 ft (120 m) 35°51′54″N 078°37′44″W / 35.86500°N 78.62889°W / 35.86500; -78.62889
River mouth	Crabtree Creek Raleigh, North Carolina 200 ft (61 m) 35°49′05″N 078°37′44″W / 35.81806°N 78.62889°W / 35.81806; -78.62889
Length	3.59 mi (5.78 km)
Basin features
Progression	south
River system	Neuse River
Basin size	3.98 square miles (10.3 km2)
Tributaries	Left: unnamed tributaries Right: unnamed tributaries
Bridges	Shanda 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

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

Course

Big Branch rises in northern Raleigh, North Carolina that 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

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. The watershed receives an average of 46.5 in/year of precipitation and has a wetness index of 415.15.