Crabtree Creek (Neuse River tributary)
| Crabtree Creek Tributary to Neuse River | |
|---|---|
Crabtree Creek east of Lassiter Mill Rd. | |
| Location | |
| Country | United States |
| State | North Carolina |
| County | Wake |
| City | Raleigh Cary |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | between Cary and Apex, North Carolina, southwest of Bond Park |
| • location | Cary, North Carolina |
| • coordinates | 35°45′30″N 078°50′41″W / 35.75833°N 78.84472°W |
| • elevation | 450 ft (140 m) |
| Mouth | Neuse River |
• location | about 2 mi (3.2 km) southeast of Wilders Grove, North Carolina |
• coordinates | 35°45′59″N 078°32′22″W / 35.76639°N 78.53944°W |
• elevation | 157 ft (48 m) |
| Length | 28.73 mi (46.24 km) |
| Basin size | 145.27 square miles (376.2 km2) |
| Discharge | |
| • location | Neuse River |
| • average | 174.58 cu ft/s (4.944 m3/s) at mouth with Neuse River |
| Basin features | |
| Progression | Neuse River → Pamlico Sound → Atlantic Ocean |
| River system | Neuse River |
| Tributaries | |
| • left | Turkey Creek Stirrup Iron Creek Haleys Branch Sycamore Creek Hare Snipe Creek Mine Creek Big Branch Marsh Creek |
| • right | Coles Branch Reedy Creek Richland Creek House Creek Beaverdam Creek Pigeon House Branch Bridges Branch |
| Waterbodies | Lake Crabtree Bond Lake |
Crabtree Creek is a tributary of the Neuse River in central Wake County, North Carolina, United States. The creek begins in the town of Cary and flows through Morrisville, William B. Umstead State Park, and the northern sections of Raleigh (roughly along I-440) before emptying into the Neuse at Anderson Point Park, a large city park located in East Raleigh.