Coles Branch (Crabtree Creek tributary)
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| Coles Branch Tributary to Crabtree Creek | |
|---|---|
 Coles Branch in Cary | |
  Location of Coles Branch mouth  Coles Branch (Crabtree Creek tributary) (the United States) | |
| Location | |
| Country | United States |
| State | North Carolina |
| County | Wake |
| City | Cary |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | divide between Coles Branch and Swift Creek |
| • location | Cary, North Carolina |
| • coordinates | 35°46′59″N 078°48′19″W / 35.78306°N 78.80528°W[1] |
| • elevation | 416 ft (127 m)[2] |
| Mouth | Crabtree Creek |
• location | Cary, North Carolina |
• coordinates | 35°48′10″N 078°50′02″W / 35.80278°N 78.83389°W[1] |
• elevation | 305 ft (93 m)[1] |
| Length | 2.7 mi (4.3 km)[3] |
| Basin size | 2.60 square miles (6.7 km2)[4] |
| Discharge | |
| • location | Crabtree Creek |
| • average | 2.60 cu ft/s (0.074 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 |
Coles Branch is a 2.7 mi (4.3 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.[4]