Coles Branch (Crabtree Creek tributary) facts for kids

Quick facts for kids Coles Branch
Show map of North Carolina Show map of the United States Location of Coles Branch mouth
Other name(s)	Tributary to Crabtree Creek
Country	United States
State	North Carolina
County	Wake
City	Cary
Physical characteristics
Main source	divide between Coles Branch and Swift Creek Cary, North Carolina 416 ft (127 m) 35°46′59″N 078°48′19″W / 35.78306°N 78.80528°W / 35.78306; -78.80528
River mouth	Crabtree Creek Cary, North Carolina 305 ft (93 m) 35°48′10″N 078°50′02″W / 35.80278°N 78.83389°W / 35.80278; -78.83389
Length	2.7 mi (4.3 km)
Basin features
Progression	northwest
River system	Neuse River
Basin size	2.60 square miles (6.7 km2)
Tributaries	Left: unnamed tributaries Right: unnamed tributaries

Coles Branch is a 2.7 mi (4.3 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

Coles Branch rises in a pond in western Cary, North Carolina and then flows northwest to Crabtree Creek. It is a developed watershed with only 7% of the watershed considered to be forested.

Watershed

Coles Branch drains 2.60 square miles (6.7 km²) of area in the western part of Cary, North Carolina. Coles Branch is underlaid by the Deep River Basin. The watershed receives an average of 46.4 in/year of precipitation and has a wetness index of 413.95.