Adams Creek
Tributary to Dutch Buffalo Creek
Map of Adams Creek mouth location
Map of Adams Creek mouth location
Location of Adams Creek mouth
Map of Adams Creek mouth location
Map of Adams Creek mouth location
Adams Creek (Dutch Buffalo Creek tributary) (the United States)
Location
CountryUnited States
StateNorth Carolina
CountyCabarrus
Physical characteristics
SourceCold Water Creek divide
  locationabout 2 miles east-southeast of New Gilead, North Carolina[1]
  coordinates35°26′43″N 080°30′36″W / 35.44528°N 80.51000°W / 35.44528; -80.51000[2]
  elevation710 ft (220 m)[1]
MouthDutch Buffalo Creek
  location
about 1 mile south of Mount Pleasant, North Carolina[3]
  coordinates
35°22′49″N 080°25′29″W / 35.38028°N 80.42472°W / 35.38028; -80.42472[2]
  elevation
515 ft (157 m)[3]
Length8.88 mi (14.29 km)[4]
Basin size16.86 square miles (43.7 km2)[5]
Discharge 
  locationDutch Buffalo Creek
  average19.45 cu ft/s (0.551 m3/s) at mouth with Dutch Buffalo Creek[5]
Basin features
ProgressionDutch Buffalo CreekRocky RiverPee Dee RiverWinyah BayAtlantic Ocean
River systemPee Dee River
Tributaries 
  leftMcAllister Creek
  rightunnamed tributaries
BridgesAdams Creek Drive, Fringewood Drive, Irish Woods Drive, Ponderosa Lane, NC 73, Walker Road, NC 49-73, Mt. Pleasant Road W, Mt. Pleasant Road S

Adams Creek is a 8.88 mi (14.29 km) long 2nd order tributary to Dutch Buffalo Creek in Cabarrus County, North Carolina.

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

  1. 1 2 3 "Get Maps". USGS Topoview. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 14 November 2020.
  2. 1 2 "GNIS Detail - Adams Creek". geonames.usgs.gov. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 14 November 2020.
  3. 1 2 3 "Get Maps". USGS Topoview. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 14 November 2020.
  4. "ArcGIS Web Application". epa.maps.arcgis.com. US EPA. Retrieved 14 November 2020.
  5. 1 2 3 "Adams Creek Watershed Report". US EPA Geoviewer. US EPA. Retrieved 14 November 2020.
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