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  • 21 Aug, 2019

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Marsh Creek (Crabtree Creek Tributary)
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.

Course

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

Marsh Creek drains 9.58 square miles (24.8 km) of area that is underlaid by Raleigh Gneiss geology. The watershed receives an average of 46.6 in/year of precipitation and has a wetness index of 451.60.

See also

References

  1. ^ "GNIS Detail - Marsh Creek". geonames.usgs.gov. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 15 September 2019.
  2. ^ "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. ^ "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.
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