Haleys Branch (Crabtree Creek tributary)

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Haleys Branch
Tributary to Crabtree Creek
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Location of Haleys Branch mouth
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Haleys Branch (Crabtree Creek tributary) (the United States)
Location
Country United States
State North Carolina
County Wake
City Raleigh
Physical characteristics
Sourcedivide between Haleys Branch and Little Brier Creek
 • locationjust south of Raleigh-Durham (RDU) airport
 • coordinates 35°52′07″N078°47′05″W / 35.86861°N 78.78472°W / 35.86861; -78.78472 [1]
 • elevation358 ft (109 m) [2]
Mouth Crabtree Creek
 • location
 Lake Crabtree
 • coordinates
 35°50′18″N078°47′04″W / 35.83833°N 78.78444°W / 35.83833; -78.78444 Coordinates: 35°50′18″N078°47′04″W / 35.83833°N 78.78444°W / 35.83833; -78.78444 [1]
 • elevation
272 ft (83 m) [1]
Length2.33 mi (3.75 km) [3]
Basin size2.19 square miles (5.7 km2) [4]
Discharge 
 • location Crabtree Creek
 • average2.51 cu ft/s (0.071 m3/s) at mouth with Crabtree Creek [4]
Basin features
Progression Crabtree Creek → Neuse River → Pamlico Sound → Atlantic Ocean
River system Neuse River
Tributaries 
 • leftunnamed tributaries
 • rightunnamed tributaries
WaterbodiesLake Crabtree

Haleys Branch is a tributary to Crabtree Creek that rises just south of the Raleigh-Durham (RDU) airport then flows south to meet Crabtree Creek in Lake Crabtree. [2] The watershed is about 68% forested.

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References

  1. 1 2 3 "GNIS Detail - Haleys Branch". geonames.usgs.gov. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 14 September 2019.
  2. 1 2 "Reedy Creek Topo Map, Wake County NC (Raleigh West Area)". TopoZone. Locality, LLC. Retrieved 14 September 2019.
  3. ↑ "ArcGIS Web Application". epa.maps.arcgis.com. US EPA. Retrieved 14 September 2019.
  4. 1 2 "Haleys Branch Watershed Report". Waters Geoviewer. US EPA. Retrieved 14 September 2019.
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