Reedy Creek (Crabtree Creek tributary)
Reedy Creek is a 4.50 mi (7.24 km) long 2nd order tributary to Crabtree Creek in Wake County, North Carolina.[4]
| Reedy Creek Tributary to Crabtree Creek | |
|---|---|
  Location of Reedy Creek mouth  Reedy Creek (Crabtree Creek tributary) (the United States) | |
| Location | |
| Country | United States |
| State | North Carolina |
| County | Wake |
| City | Raleigh Cary |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | divide between Reedy Creek and Walnut Creek |
| • location | near the WPTF towers in Cary, North Carolina |
| • coordinates | 35°47′40″N 078°45′44″W[1] |
| • elevation | 460 ft (140 m)[2] |
| Mouth | Crabtree Creek |
• location | William B. Umstead State Park, about 1 mile west of Raleigh, North Carolina |
• coordinates | 35°50′27″N 078°44′36″W[1] |
• elevation | 243 ft (74 m)[1] |
| Length | 4.50 mi (7.24 km)[3] |
| Basin size | 4.44 square miles (11.5 km2)[4] |
| Discharge | |
| • location | Crabtree Creek |
| • average | 5.14 cu ft/s (0.146 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 |
| Waterbodies | Reedy Creek Lake |
Course
Reedy Creek rises near the WPTF radio towers then flows north into William B. Umstead State Park where it meets Crabtree Creek.[2] The watershed is about 50% forested.[4]
View of Reedy Creek
Watershed
Reedy Creek drains 4.44 square miles (11.5 km2) of area and is underlaid by the Raleigh terrane geologic formation.[5] The watershed receives an average of 46.1 in/year of precipitation and has a wetness index of 386.39.[4]
See also
External links
References
- "GNIS Detail – Reedy Creek". geonames.usgs.gov. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 14 September 2019.
- "Reedy Creek Topo Map, Wake County NC (Raleigh West Area)". TopoZone. Locality, LLC. Retrieved 14 September 2019.
- "ArcGIS Web Application". epa.maps.arcgis.com. US EPA. Retrieved 14 September 2019.
- "Reedy Creek Watershed Report". Waters Geoviewer. US EPA. 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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