Coles Branch (Crabtree Creek tributary)

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.[4]

Coles Branch
Tributary to Crabtree Creek
Location of Coles Branch mouth
Coles Branch (Crabtree Creek tributary) (the United States)
Location
CountryUnited States
StateNorth Carolina
CountyWake
CityCary
Physical characteristics
Sourcedivide between Coles Branch and Swift Creek
  locationCary, North Carolina
  coordinates35°46′59″N 078°48′19″W[1]
  elevation416 ft (127 m)[2]
MouthCrabtree Creek
  location
Cary, North Carolina
  coordinates
35°48′10″N 078°50′02″W[1]
  elevation
305 ft (93 m)[1]
Length2.7 mi (4.3 km)[3]
Basin size2.60 square miles (6.7 km2)[4]
Discharge 
  locationCrabtree Creek
  average2.60 cu ft/s (0.074 m3/s) at mouth with Crabtree Creek[4]
Basin features
Progressionnorthwest
River systemNeuse River
Tributaries 
  leftunnamed tributaries
  rightunnamed tributaries

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.[4]

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.[5] The watershed receives an average of 46.4 in/year of precipitation and has a wetness index of 413.95.[4]

References

  1. "GNIS Detail - Coles Branch". geonames.usgs.gov. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 14 September 2019.
  2. "Coles Branch Topo Map, Wake County NC (Cary Area)". TopoZone. Locality, LLC. Retrieved 14 September 2019.
  3. "ArcGIS Web Application". epa.maps.arcgis.com. US EPA. Retrieved 14 September 2019.
  4. "Coles Branch Watershed Report". Waters Geoviewer. US EPA. Retrieved 14 September 2019.
  5. "Generalized Bedrock Geologic Map of Wake County, North Carolina" (PDF). County of Wake. Wake County, North Carolina government. Retrieved 27 September 2019.
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