Adams Creek (Dutch Buffalo Creek tributary)
Adams Creek is a 8.88 mi (14.29 km) long 2nd order tributary to Dutch Buffalo Creek in Cabarrus County, North Carolina.
| Adams Creek Tributary to Dutch Buffalo Creek | |
|---|---|
  Location of Adams Creek mouth  Adams Creek (Dutch Buffalo Creek tributary) (the United States) | |
| Location | |
| Country | United States |
| State | North Carolina |
| County | Cabarrus |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | Cold Water Creek divide |
| • location | about 2 miles east-southeast of New Gilead, North Carolina[1] |
| • coordinates | 35°26′43″N 080°30′36″W[2] |
| • elevation | 710 ft (220 m)[1] |
| Mouth | Dutch Buffalo Creek |
• location | about 1 mile south of Mount Pleasant, North Carolina[3] |
• coordinates | 35°22′49″N 080°25′29″W[2] |
• elevation | 515 ft (157 m)[3] |
| Length | 8.88 mi (14.29 km)[4] |
| Basin size | 16.86 square miles (43.7 km2)[5] |
| Discharge | |
| • location | Dutch Buffalo Creek |
| • average | 19.45 cu ft/s (0.551 m3/s) at mouth with Dutch Buffalo Creek[5] |
| Basin features | |
| Progression | southeast[4] |
| River system | Pee Dee River |
| Tributaries | |
| • left | McAllister Creek |
| • right | unnamed tributaries |
| Bridges | Adams Creek Drive, Fringewood Drive, Irish Woods Drive, Ponderosa Lane, NC 73, Walker Road, NC 49-73, Mt. Pleasant Road W, Mt. Pleasant Road S |
Course
Adams Creek rises about 2 miles east-southeast of New Gilead, North Carolina,[1] and then flows southeast to join Dutch Buffalo Creek about 1 mile south of Mount Pleasant.[3]
Watershed
Adams Creek drains 16.96 square miles (43.9 km2) of area, receives about 47.2 in/year of precipitation, has a wetness index of 411.18, and is about 46% forested.[5]
References
- "Get Maps". USGS Topoview. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 14 November 2020.
- "GNIS Detail - Adams Creek". geonames.usgs.gov. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 14 November 2020.
- "Get Maps". USGS Topoview. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 14 November 2020.
- "ArcGIS Web Application". epa.maps.arcgis.com. US EPA. Retrieved 14 November 2020.
- "Adams Creek Watershed Report". US EPA Geoviewer. US EPA. Retrieved 14 November 2020.
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