Adams Creek (Dutch Buffalo Creek tributary)

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[2]
 • coordinates35°26′43″N 080°30′36″W / 35.44528°N 80.51000°W / 35.44528; -80.51000[1]
 • elevation710 ft (220 m)[2]
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[1]
 • 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.

  1. ^ a b "GNIS Detail - Adams Creek". geonames.usgs.gov. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 14 November 2020.
  2. ^ a b "Get Maps". USGS Topoview. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 14 November 2020.
  3. ^ a b "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. ^ a b "Adams Creek Watershed Report". US EPA Geoviewer. US EPA. Retrieved 14 November 2020.