House Creek (Crabtree Creek tributary)
House Creek is a 3.22 mi (5.18 km) long 1st order tributary of Crabtree Creek in Wake County, North Carolina.
| House Creek Tributary to Crabtree Creek | |
|---|---|
  Location of House Creek mouth  House Creek (Crabtree Creek tributary) (the United States) | |
| Location | |
| Country | United States |
| State | North Carolina |
| County | Wake |
| City | Raleigh |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | divide between House Creek and Walnut Creek |
| • location | Lake on the North Carolina State University Veterinary Science School |
| • coordinates | 35°47′59″N 078°42′00″W[1] |
| • elevation | 425 ft (130 m)[2] |
| Mouth | Crabtree Creek |
• location | Raleigh, North Carolina near Crabtree Valley Mall |
• coordinates | 35°50′12″N 078°40′35″W[1] |
• elevation | 223 ft (68 m)[2] |
| Length | 3.22 mi (5.18 km)[3] |
| Basin size | 2.81 square miles (7.3 km2)[4] |
| Discharge | |
| • location | Crabtree Creek |
| • average | 3.36 cu ft/s (0.095 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 |
Course
House Creek rises in western Raleigh, North Carolina and flows northeast to meet Crabtree Creek near Crabtree Valley Mall.[5] The watershed is about 50% forested.[4]
Watershed
House Creek drains 2.81 square miles (7.3 km2) of area and is underlaid by the Crabtree terrane geologic formation.[6] The watershed receives an average of 46.5 in/year of precipitation and has a wetness index of 389.18. The watershed is about 12% forested.[4]
See also
References
- "GNIS Detail - House Creek". geonames.usgs.gov. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 15 September 2019.
- "Crabtree 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.
- "House Creek Watershed Report". Waters Geoviewer. US EPA. Retrieved 15 September 2019.
- "Reedy Creek Topo Map, Wake County NC (Raleigh West Area)". TopoZone. Locality, LLC. Retrieved 14 September 2019.
- "Generalized Bedrock Geologic Map of Wake County, North Carolina" (PDF). County of Wake. Wake County, North Carolina. Retrieved 27 September 2019.
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