Mine Creek (Crabtree Creek tributary)

Mine Creek is a tributary of Crabtree Creek that rises in the northern Raleigh, North Carolina. The creek then flows southwest to Shelley Lake and then south to Crabtree Creek. The watershed is about 19% forested.

Mine Creek
Tributary to Crabtree Creek
Mine Creek (Crabtree Creek tributary) is located in North Carolina
Mine Creek (Crabtree Creek tributary)
Location of Mine Creek mouth
Mine Creek (Crabtree Creek tributary) is located in the United States
Mine Creek (Crabtree Creek tributary)
Mine Creek (Crabtree Creek tributary) (the United States)
Location
CountryUnited States
StateNorth Carolina
CountyWake
CityRaleigh
Physical characteristics
Sourcedivide between Mine Creek and Perry Creek
 • locationRaleigh, North Carolina near Falls of the Neuse Road
 • coordinates35°51′48″N 078°38′25″W / 35.86333°N 78.64028°W / 35.86333; -78.64028[1]
 • elevation395 ft (120 m)[2]
MouthCrabtree Creek
 • location
Raleigh, North Carolina
 • coordinates
35°50′18″N 078°39′51″W / 35.83833°N 78.66417°W / 35.83833; -78.66417[1]
 • elevation
210 ft (64 m)[1]
Length4.58 mi (7.37 km)[3]
Basin size10.21 square miles (26.4 km2)[4]
Discharge 
 • locationCrabtree Creek
 • average11.59 cu ft/s (0.328 m3/s) at mouth with Crabtree Creek[4]
Basin features
ProgressionCrabtree CreekNeuse RiverPamlico SoundAtlantic Ocean
River systemNeuse River
Tributaries 
 • leftunnamed tributaries
 • rightunnamed tributaries
WaterbodiesShelley Lake

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b c "GNIS Detail - Mine Creek". geonames.usgs.gov. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 15 September 2019.
  2. ^ "Mine Creek Topo Map, Wake County NC (Raleigh West Area)". TopoZone. Locality, LLC. Retrieved 15 September 2019.
  3. ^ "ArcGIS Web Application". epa.maps.arcgis.com. US EPA. Retrieved 15 September 2019.
  4. ^ a b "Mine Creek Watershed Report". Waters Geoviewer. US EPA. Retrieved 15 September 2019.
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