Beaverdam Creek (Crabtree Creek tributary)
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| Beaverdam Creek Tributary to Crabtree Creek | |
|---|---|
  Location of Beaverdam Creek mouth  Beaverdam Creek (Crabtree Creek tributary) (the United States) | |
| Location | |
| Country | United States |
| State | North Carolina |
| County | Wake |
| City | Raleigh |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | confluence of Southwest Prong and Southeast Prong of Beaverdam Creek |
| • location | Raleigh, North Carolina |
| • coordinates | 35°48′58″N 078°39′41″W / 35.81611°N 78.66139°W[1] |
| • elevation | 252 ft (77 m) |
| Mouth | Crabtree Creek |
• location | Raleigh, North Carolina |
• coordinates | 35°49′28″N 078°38′52″W / 35.82444°N 78.64778°W[1] |
• elevation | 200 ft (61 m)[1] |
| Length | 1.04 mi (1.67 km)[2] |
| Basin size | 3.66 square miles (9.5 km2)[3] |
| Discharge | |
| • location | Crabtree Creek |
| • average | 4.36 cu ft/s (0.123 m3/s) at mouth with Crabtree Creek[3] |
| Basin features | |
| Progression | Crabtree Creek → Neuse River → Pamlico Sound → Atlantic Ocean |
| River system | Neuse River |
| Tributaries | |
| • left | Southwest Prong |
| • right | Southeast Prong |
| Bridges | Glenwood Avenue (US 70), Scotland Street |
Beaverdam Creek is a 1.04 mi (1.67 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.[3]
Beaverdam Creek is formed at the confluence of the Southeast and Southwest Prongs in northwestern Raleigh, North Carolina. It then flows northeast through the Carolina Country Club to meet Crabtree Creek. About 5% of the watershed is considered to be forested.