Richland Creek (Crabtree Creek tributary) explained

Richland 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 Richland 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:5.25miles[1]
Discharge1 Location:Crabtree Creek
Discharge1 Avg:7.87cuft/s at mouth with Crabtree Creek[2]
Source1:Pond at the North Carolina State Fairgrounds in Raleigh, North Carolina
Source1 Location:Raleigh, North Carolina
Source1 Coordinates:35.7886°N -78.7297°W[3]
Source1 Elevation:440feet
Mouth:Crabtree Creek
Mouth Location:Raleigh, North Carolina
Mouth Coordinates:35.845°N -78.7208°W
Mouth Elevation:236feet
Progression:Crabtree CreekNeuse RiverPamlico SoundAtlantic Ocean
River System:Neuse River
Tributaries Left:unnamed tributaries
Tributaries Right:unnamed tributaries
Waterbodies:unnamed waterbodies

Richland Creek is a 5.25miles long 2nd order tributary to Crabtree Creek in Raleigh, North Carolina that rises in a pond on the North Carolina State Fairgrounds. The creek then flows north across I-40 and through Schenck Forest to eventually join Crabtree Creek. The watershed is mainly developed with about 30% of it forested.

Course

Richland Creek rises in a pond on the North Carolina State Fairgrounds and then flows north across I-40 and through Schenck Forest to join Crabtree Creek.[4] The watershed is about 30% forested.[2]

Watershed

Reedy Creek drains of area and is underlaid by the Raleigh terrane geologic formation.[5] The watershed receives an average of 46.3 in/year of precipitation and has a wetness index of 407.29.[2]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: ArcGIS Web Application . epa.maps.arcgis.com . US EPA . 14 September 2019.
  2. Web site: Richland Creek Watershed Report . Waters Geoviewer . US EPA . 14 September 2019.
  3. Web site: GNIS Detail – Richland Creek . geonames.usgs.gov . US Geological Survey . 14 September 2019.
  4. Web site: Southwest Prong Beaverdam Creek Topo Map, Wake County NC (Raleigh West Area) . TopoZone . Locality, LLC . 14 September 2019 . en.
  5. Web site: Generalized Bedrock Geologic Map of Wake County, North Carolina . County of Wake . Wake County, North Carolina . 27 September 2019.