Bridges Branch (Crabtree Creek tributary) facts for kids
Quick facts for kids Bridges Branch |
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Location of Bridges 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 Bridges Branch and Pigeon House Branch Raleigh, North Carolina near St. Augustines College 300 ft (91 m) 35°47′15″N 078°37′08″W / 35.78750°N 78.61889°W |
River mouth | Crabtree Creek Raleigh, North Carolina 197 ft (60 m) 35°48′13″N 078°36′30″W / 35.80361°N 78.60833°W |
Length | 1.26 mi (2.03 km) |
Basin features | |
Progression | northeast |
River system | Neuse River |
Basin size | 0.46 square miles (1.2 km2) |
Tributaries |
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Bridges | George 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.
Course
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
Bridges Branch drains 0.46 square miles (1.2 km2) of Raleigh Gneiss geology. The watershed receives an average of 46.7 in/year of precipitation and has a wetness index of 426.39.
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