Beaverdam Creek (Crabtree Creek tributary)
{{short description|Stream in North Carolina, USA}}
{{Use American English|date=February 2025}}
{{Infobox river
| name = Beaverdam Creek
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| name_other = Tributary to Crabtree Creek
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| map_size = 300
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| pushpin_map = USA North Carolina#USA
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| pushpin_map_caption = Location of Beaverdam Creek mouth
| subdivision_type1 = Country
| subdivision_name1 = United States
| subdivision_type2 = State
| subdivision_name2 = North Carolina
| subdivision_type3 = County
| subdivision_name3 = Wake
| subdivision_type4 = City
| subdivision_name4 = Raleigh
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| length = {{convert|1.04|mi|km|abbr=on}}{{cite web |title=ArcGIS Web Application |url=https://epa.maps.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=ada349b90c26496ea52aab66a092593b |website=epa.maps.arcgis.com |publisher=US EPA |accessdate=14 September 2019}}
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| discharge1_location = Crabtree Creek
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| discharge1_avg = {{convert|4.36|cuft/s|m3/s|abbr=on}} at mouth with Crabtree Creek{{cite web |title=Beaverdam Creek Watershed Report |url=https://watersgeo.epa.gov/watershedreport/?comid=8783585 |website=Waters Geoviewer |publisher=US EPA |accessdate=14 September 2019}}
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| source1 = confluence of Southwest Prong and Southeast Prong of Beaverdam Creek
| source1_location = Raleigh, North Carolina
| source1_coordinates = {{coord|35|48|58|N|078|39|41|W|display=inline}}{{cite web |title=GNIS Detail – Beaverdam Creek |url=https://geonames.usgs.gov/apex/f?p=138:3:0::NO:3:P3_FID,P3_TITLE:980841,Beaverdam%20Creek |website=geonames.usgs.gov |publisher=US Geological Survey |accessdate=14 September 2019}}
| source1_elevation = {{convert|252|ft|abbr=on}}
| mouth = Crabtree Creek
| mouth_location = Raleigh, North Carolina
| mouth_coordinates = {{coord|35|49|28|N|078|38|52|W|display=inline,title}}
| mouth_elevation = {{convert|200|ft|abbr=on}}
| progression = Crabtree Creek → Neuse River → Pamlico Sound → Atlantic Ocean
| river_system = Neuse River
| basin_size = {{convert|3.66|sqmi}}
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| tributaries_left = Southwest Prong
| tributaries_right = Southeast Prong
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| bridges = Glenwood Avenue (US 70), Scotland Street
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Beaverdam Creek is a {{convert|1.04|mi|km|abbr=on}} long tributary to Crabtree Creek in Wake County, North Carolina and is classed as a 2nd order stream on the EPA waters geoviewer site.
Course
Beaverdam Creek is formed at the confluence of the Southeast and Southwest Prongs in northwestern Raleigh, North Carolina. It then flows northeast through the Carolina Country Club to meet Crabtree Creek. About 5% of the watershed is considered to be forested.
Watershed
Beaverdam Creek drains {{convert|3.66|sqmi}} of area. The confluence is at the border of felsic gneiss, but the stream then flows over Falls Leucogneiss.{{cite web |title=Wake County Geologic Map |url=https://www.arcgis.com/home/webmap/viewer.html?webmap=10ea9a1283ac4b3c99f6ae3a17e61661 |website=www.arcgis.com |publisher=North Carolina Geological Survey |accessdate=18 September 2019}} The watershed receives an average of 46.6 in/year of precipitation and has a wetness index of 390.31.
See also
External links
- [https://www.raleighnc.gov/parks/content/ParksRec/Articles/Greenways/BeaverDamTrail.html Beaver Dam Trail]
- [https://nc.water.usgs.gov/albe/General/ulug/Basin/682.html USGS Page on Beaverdam Creek]
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Category:Rivers of North Carolina