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Marsh Creek (Crabtree Creek tributary)

Coordinates: 35°47′43″N 078°35′43″W / 35.79528°N 78.59528°W / 35.79528; -78.59528
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Marsh Creek
Tributary to Crabtree Creek
Marsh Creek (Crabtree Creek tributary) is located in North Carolina
Marsh Creek (Crabtree Creek tributary)
Location of Marsh Creek mouth
Marsh Creek (Crabtree Creek tributary) is located in the United States
Marsh Creek (Crabtree Creek tributary)
Marsh Creek (Crabtree Creek tributary) (the United States)
Location
CountryUnited States
StateNorth Carolina
CountyWake
CityRaleigh
Physical characteristics
Sourcedivide between Marsh Creek and Perry Creek
 • locationRaleigh, North Carolina in Northridge Country Club
 • coordinates35°52′19″N 078°37′03″W / 35.87194°N 78.61750°W / 35.87194; -78.61750[1]
 • elevation408 ft (124 m)[2]
MouthCrabtree Creek
 • location
east side of Raleigh, North Carolina
 • coordinates
35°47′43″N 078°35′43″W / 35.79528°N 78.59528°W / 35.79528; -78.59528[1]
 • elevation
174 ft (53 m)[2]
Length6.21 mi (9.99 km)[3]
Basin size9.58 square miles (24.8 km2)[4]
Discharge 
 • locationCrabtree Creek
 • average13.24 cu ft/s (0.375 m3/s) at mouth with Crabtree Creek[4]
Basin features
ProgressionCrabtree CreekNeuse RiverPamlico SoundAtlantic Ocean
River systemNeuse River
Tributaries 
 • leftunnamed tributaries
 • rightunnamed tributaries
BridgesSpring 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

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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

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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

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References

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  1. ^ a b "GNIS Detail - Marsh Creek". geonames.usgs.gov. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 15 September 2019.
  2. ^ a b "Marsh Creek Topo Map, Wake County NC (Raleigh East Area)". TopoZone. Locality, LLC. Retrieved 15 September 2019.
  3. ^ "ArcGIS Web Application". epa.maps.arcgis.com. US EPA. Retrieved 15 September 2019.
  4. ^ a b c d "Marsh Creek Watershed Report". Waters Geoviewer. US EPA. Retrieved 15 September 2019.
  5. ^ "Wake County Geologic Map". www.arcgis.com. North Carolina Geological Survey. Retrieved 18 September 2019.