Coles Branch is a 2.7 mi (4.3 km) long tributary to Crabtree Creek in Wake County, North Carolina and is classed as a 2nd order stream on the EPA waters geoviewer site.[4]

Coles Branch Tributary to Crabtree Creek
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Location
Country	United States
State	North Carolina
County	Wake
City	Cary
Physical characteristics
Source	divide between Coles Branch and Swift Creek
• location	Cary, North Carolina
• coordinates	35°46′59″N 078°48′19″W[1]
• elevation	416 ft (127 m)[2]
Mouth	Crabtree Creek
• location	Cary, North Carolina
• coordinates	35°48′10″N 078°50′02″W[1]
• elevation	305 ft (93 m)[1]
Length	2.7 mi (4.3 km)[3]
Basin size	2.60 square miles (6.7 km2)[4]
Discharge
• location	Crabtree Creek
• average	2.60 cu ft/s (0.074 m3/s) at mouth with Crabtree Creek[4]
Basin features
Progression	Crabtree Creek → Neuse River → Pamlico Sound → Atlantic Ocean
River system	Neuse River
Tributaries
• left	unnamed tributaries
• right	unnamed tributaries

Course

Coles Branch rises in a pond in western Cary, North Carolina, and then flows northwest to Crabtree Creek. It is a developed watershed with only 7% of the watershed considered to be forested.[4]

Watershed

Coles Branch drains 2.60 square miles (6.7 km²) of area in the western part of Cary, North Carolina. Coles Branch is underlaid by the Deep River Basin.[5] The watershed receives an average of 46.4 in/year of precipitation and has a wetness index of 413.95.[4]

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