Big Branch (Crabtree Creek tributary) facts for kids
Quick facts for kids Big Branch |
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Location of Big Branch mouth
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| 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) |
| River mouth | Crabtree Creek Raleigh, North Carolina 200 ft (61 m) |
| Length | 3.59 mi (5.78 km) |
| Basin features | |
| Progression | south |
| River system | Neuse River |
| Basin size | 3.98 square miles (10.3 km2) |
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| 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.
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