Adams Creek (Dutch Buffalo Creek tributary)
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| 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 / 35.44528°N 80.51000°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 / 35.38028°N 80.42472°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 | Dutch Buffalo Creek → Rocky River → Pee Dee River → Winyah Bay → Atlantic Ocean |
| 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 |
Adams Creek is a 8.88 mi (14.29 km) long 2nd order tributary to Dutch Buffalo Creek in Cabarrus County, North Carolina.