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Reedy Creek (Crabtree Creek tributary)

Coordinates: 35°50′27″N 078°44′36″W / 35.84083°N 78.74333°W / 35.84083; -78.74333
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Reedy Creek
Tributary to Crabtree Creek
Reedy Creek (Crabtree Creek tributary) is located in North Carolina
Reedy Creek (Crabtree Creek tributary)
Location of Reedy Creek mouth
Reedy Creek (Crabtree Creek tributary) is located in the United States
Reedy Creek (Crabtree Creek tributary)
Reedy Creek (Crabtree Creek tributary) (the United States)
Location
CountryUnited States
StateNorth Carolina
CountyWake
CityRaleigh
Cary
Physical characteristics
Sourcedivide between Reedy Creek and Walnut Creek
 • locationnear the WPTF towers in Cary, North Carolina
 • coordinates35°47′40″N 078°45′44″W / 35.79444°N 78.76222°W / 35.79444; -78.76222[1]
 • elevation460 ft (140 m)[2]
MouthCrabtree Creek
 • location
William B. Umstead State Park, about 1 mile west of Raleigh, North Carolina
 • coordinates
35°50′27″N 078°44′36″W / 35.84083°N 78.74333°W / 35.84083; -78.74333[1]
 • elevation
243 ft (74 m)[1]
Length4.50 mi (7.24 km)[3]
Basin size4.44 square miles (11.5 km2)[4]
Discharge 
 • locationCrabtree Creek
 • average5.14 cu ft/s (0.146 m3/s) at mouth with Crabtree Creek[4]
Basin features
ProgressionCrabtree CreekNeuse RiverPamlico SoundAtlantic Ocean
River systemNeuse River
Tributaries 
 • leftunnamed tributaries
 • rightunnamed tributaries
WaterbodiesReedy Creek Lake

Reedy Creek is a 4.50 mi (7.24 km) long 2nd order tributary to Crabtree Creek in Wake County, North Carolina.[4]

Course

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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

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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

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References

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  1. ^ a b c "GNIS Detail – Reedy Creek". geonames.usgs.gov. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 14 September 2019.
  2. ^ a b "Reedy Creek Topo Map, Wake County NC (Raleigh West Area)". TopoZone. Locality, LLC. Retrieved 14 September 2019.
  3. ^ "ArcGIS Web Application". epa.maps.arcgis.com. US EPA. Retrieved 14 September 2019.
  4. ^ a b c d e "Reedy Creek 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. Retrieved 27 September 2019.