Marsh Creek (Crabtree Creek tributary)
| Marsh Creek Tributary to Crabtree Creek | |
|---|---|
  Location of Marsh Creek mouth  Marsh Creek (Crabtree Creek tributary) (the United States) | |
| Location | |
| Country | United States |
| State | North Carolina |
| County | Wake |
| City | Raleigh |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | divide between Marsh Creek and Perry Creek |
| • location | Raleigh, North Carolina in Northridge Country Club |
| • coordinates | 35°52′19″N 078°37′03″W / 35.87194°N 78.61750°W[1] |
| • elevation | 408 ft (124 m)[2] |
| Mouth | Crabtree Creek |
• location | east side of Raleigh, North Carolina |
• coordinates | 35°47′43″N 078°35′43″W / 35.79528°N 78.59528°W[1] |
• elevation | 174 ft (53 m)[2] |
| Length | 6.21 mi (9.99 km)[3] |
| Basin size | 9.58 square miles (24.8 km2)[4] |
| Discharge | |
| • location | Crabtree Creek |
| • average | 13.24 cu ft/s (0.375 m3/s) at mouth with Crabtree Creek[4] |
| Basin features | |
| Progression | Crabtree Creek → Neuse River → Pamlico Sound → Atlantic Ocean |
| River system | Neuse River |
| Tributaries | |
| • left | unnamed tributaries |
| • right | unnamed tributaries |
| Bridges | Spring Forest Road, Volant Drive, Falls Church Road, Quail Ridge Road, Hodge Creek Drive, Old Wake Forest Road, Atlantic Avenue, East Millbrook Road, New Hope Church Road, Ingram Drive, US 1, Stoney Brook Drive, North Raleigh Boulevard, Timberlake Drive, I-440, Yonkers Road |
Marsh Creek is a 6.21 mi (9.99 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.[4]
Course[edit]
Marsh Creek rises in northeastern Raleigh then flows southeast through the eastern parts Raleigh, NC to meet Crabtree Creek near the US 64 and I-440 interchange. About 6% of the watershed is forested and most of the watershed is developed.
Watershed[edit]
Marsh Creek drains 9.58 square miles (24.8 km2) of area that is underlaid by Raleigh Gneiss geology.[5] The watershed receives an average of 46.6 in/year of precipitation and has a wetness index of 451.60.[4]
See also[edit]
External links[edit]
- Brentwood Park (City of Raleigh)
- Article on Marsh Creek from Raleigh Naturalist
- USGS gauge on Marsh Creek near New Hope
References[edit]
- ^ a b "GNIS Detail - Marsh Creek". geonames.usgs.gov. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 15 September 2019.
- ^ a b "Marsh Creek Topo Map, Wake County NC (Raleigh East Area)". TopoZone. Locality, LLC. Retrieved 15 September 2019.
- ^ "ArcGIS Web Application". epa.maps.arcgis.com. US EPA. Retrieved 15 September 2019.
- ^ a b c d "Marsh Creek Watershed Report". Waters Geoviewer. US EPA. Retrieved 15 September 2019.
- ^ "Wake County Geologic Map". www.arcgis.com. North Carolina Geological Survey. Retrieved 18 September 2019.