House Creek | |
Name Other: | Tributary to Crabtree Creek |
Map Size: | 300 |
Pushpin Map: | USA North Carolina#USA |
Pushpin Map Size: | 300 |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location of House Creek mouth |
Subdivision Type1: | Country |
Subdivision Name1: | United States |
Subdivision Type2: | State |
Subdivision Name2: | North Carolina |
Subdivision Type3: | County |
Subdivision Name3: | Wake |
Subdivision Type4: | City |
Subdivision Name4: | Raleigh |
Length: | 3.22miles[1] |
Discharge1 Location: | Crabtree Creek |
Discharge1 Avg: | 3.36cuft/s at mouth with Crabtree Creek[2] |
Source1: | divide between House Creek and Walnut Creek |
Source1 Location: | Lake on the North Carolina State University Veterinary Science School |
Source1 Coordinates: | 35.7997°N -78.7°W[3] |
Source1 Elevation: | 425feet[4] |
Mouth: | Crabtree Creek |
Mouth Location: | Raleigh, North Carolina near Crabtree Valley Mall |
Mouth Coordinates: | 35.8367°N -78.6764°W |
Mouth Elevation: | 223feet |
Progression: | Crabtree Creek → Neuse River → Pamlico Sound → Atlantic Ocean |
River System: | Neuse River |
Tributaries Left: | unnamed tributaries |
Tributaries Right: | unnamed tributaries |
House Creek is a 3.22miles long 1st order tributary of Crabtree Creek in Wake County, North Carolina.
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.[2]
House Creek drains 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.[2]