| Marsh 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 Marsh 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: | 6.21miles[1] |
| Discharge1 Location: | Crabtree Creek |
| Discharge1 Avg: | 13.24cuft/s at mouth with Crabtree Creek[2] |
| Source1: | divide between Marsh Creek and Perry Creek |
| Source1 Location: | Raleigh, North Carolina in Northridge Country Club |
| Source1 Coordinates: | 35.8719°N -78.6175°W[3] |
| Source1 Elevation: | 408feet[4] |
| Mouth: | Crabtree Creek |
| Mouth Location: | east side of Raleigh, North Carolina |
| Mouth Coordinates: | 35.7953°N -78.5953°W |
| Mouth Elevation: | 174feet |
| Progression: | Crabtree Creek → Neuse River → Pamlico Sound → Atlantic Ocean |
| River System: | Neuse River |
| Tributaries Left: | unnamed tributaries |
| Tributaries Right: | unnamed tributaries |
| Bridges: | Spring Forest Road, Volant Drive, Falls Church Road, Quail Ridge Road, Hodge Creek Drive, Old Wake Forest Road, Atlantic Avenue, East Millbrook Road, New Hope Church Road, Ingram Drive, US 1, Stoney Brook Drive, North Raleigh Boulevard, Timberlake Drive, I-440, Yonkers Road |
Marsh Creek is a 6.21miles long tributary to Crabtree Creek in Wake County, North Carolina and is classed as a 2nd order stream on the EPA waters geoviewer site.[2]
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.
Marsh Creek drains of area that is underlaid by Raleigh Gneiss geology.[5] The watershed receives an average of 46.6 in/year of precipitation and has a wetness index of 451.60.[2]