Mine Creek (Crabtree Creek tributary)

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Mine Creek
Tributary to Crabtree Creek
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Location of Mine Creek mouth
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Mine Creek (Crabtree Creek tributary) (the United States)
Location
Country United States
State North Carolina
County Wake
City Raleigh
Physical characteristics
Sourcedivide between Mine Creek and Perry Creek
  location Raleigh, North Carolina near Falls of the Neuse Road
  coordinates 35°51′48″N078°38′25″W / 35.86333°N 78.64028°W / 35.86333; -78.64028 [1]
  elevation395 ft (120 m) [2]
Mouth Crabtree Creek
  location
Raleigh, North Carolina
  coordinates
35°50′18″N078°39′51″W / 35.83833°N 78.66417°W / 35.83833; -78.66417 Coordinates: 35°50′18″N078°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 
  location Crabtree Creek
  average11.59 cu ft/s (0.328 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
WaterbodiesShelley Lake

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.

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References

  1. 1 2 3 "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. 1 2 "Mine Creek Watershed Report". Waters Geoviewer. US EPA. Retrieved 15 September 2019.