Bridges Branch (Crabtree Creek tributary)
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| Bridges Branch Tributary to Crabtree Creek | |
|---|---|
  Location of Bridges Branch mouth  Bridges Branch (Crabtree Creek tributary) (the United States) | |
| Location | |
| Country | United States |
| State | North Carolina |
| County | Wake |
| City | Raleigh |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | divide between Bridges Branch and Pigeon House Branch |
| • location | Raleigh, North Carolina near St. Augustines College |
| • coordinates | 35°47′15″N 078°37′08″W / 35.78750°N 78.61889°W[1] |
| • elevation | 300 ft (91 m)[2] |
| Mouth | Crabtree Creek |
• location | Raleigh, North Carolina |
• coordinates | 35°48′13″N 078°36′30″W / 35.80361°N 78.60833°W[1] |
• elevation | 197 ft (60 m)[2] |
| Length | 1.26 mi (2.03 km)[3] |
| Basin size | 0.46 square miles (1.2 km2)[4] |
| Discharge | |
| • location | Crabtree Creek |
| • average | 0.59 cu ft/s (0.017 m3/s) at mouth with Crabtree Creek[4] |
| Basin features | |
| Progression | Crabtree Creek → Neuse River → Pamlico Sound → Atlantic Ocean |
| River system | Neuse River |
| Tributaries | |
| • left | unnamed tributaries |
| • right | unnamed tributaries |
| Bridges | George Pup William Drive, Glascock Street, Barksdale Drive |
Bridges Branch is a 1.26 mi (2.03 km) long tributary to Crabtree Creek in Wake County, North Carolina and is classed as a 1st order stream on the EPA waters geoviewer site.[4]
Bridges Branch is the smallest named tributary to Crabtree Creek and rises in eastern Raleigh, North Carolina near St. Augustines College then flows northeast through Lions Park to meet Crabtree Creek just downstream of Pigeon House Branch. About 4% of the watershed is forested with the rest being developed.