Pigeon House Branch facts for kids

Quick facts for kids Pigeon House Branch
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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 Pigeon House Branch and Rocky Branch Raleigh, North Carolina 280 ft (85 m) 35°47′20″N 078°38′40″W / 35.78889°N 78.64444°W / 35.78889; -78.64444
River mouth	Crabtree Creek Raleigh, North Carolina 190 ft (58 m) 35°48′16″N 078°36′32″W / 35.80444°N 78.60889°W / 35.80444; -78.60889
Length	2.88 mi (4.63 km)
Basin features
Progression	northeast
River system	Neuse River
Basin size	4.69 square miles (12.1 km2)
Tributaries	Right: Cemetery Branch
Bridges	Wade Avenue, US 1/401, Old Louisburg Road, Crabtree Boulevard

Pigeon House Branch is a 2.88 mi (4.63 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

Pigeon House Branch rises in downtown Raleigh, North Carolina then flows northeast to meet Crabtree Creek just upstream of Bridges Branch. It is one of the more developed tributaries with less than 1% of the watershed considered to be forested.

Watershed

Pigeon House Branch drains 4.69 square miles (12.1 km²) of area that is underlaid by Raleigh Gneiss geology. The watershed receives an average of 46.7 in/year of precipitation and has a wetness index of 433.76.