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 CreekNeuse RiverPamlico SoundAtlantic 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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Turkey Creek rises in southwest Cary, North Carolina and then flows northeast to join Crabtree Creek. The watershed is about 5% 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.