Beaverdam Creek (Richardson Creek tributary)
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| Beaverdam Creek Tributary to Richardson Creek | |
|---|---|
  Location of Beaverdam Creek mouth  Beaverdam Creek (Richardson Creek tributary) (the United States) | |
| Location | |
| Country | United States |
| State | North Carolina |
| County | Union |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | Little Richardson Creek divide |
| • location | pond about 0.25 miles northeast of Roughedge, North Carolina |
| • coordinates | 34°54′16″N 080°37′14″W / 34.90444°N 80.62056°W[1] |
| • elevation | 675 ft (206 m)[2] |
| Mouth | Richardson Creek |
• location | about 1.5 miles south of Monroe, North Carolina |
• coordinates | 34°55′16″N 080°37′29″W / 34.92111°N 80.62472°W[1] |
• elevation | 505 ft (154 m)[2] |
| Length | 7.87 mi (12.67 km)[3] |
| Basin size | 14.59 square miles (37.8 km2)[4] |
| Discharge | |
| • location | Richardson Creek |
| • average | 17.40 cu ft/s (0.493 m3/s) at mouth with Richardson Creek[4] |
| Basin features | |
| Progression | Richardson Creek → Rocky River → Pee Dee River → Winyah Bay → Atlantic Ocean |
| River system | Pee Dee |
| Tributaries | |
| • left | unnamed tributaries |
| • right | unnamed tributaries |
| Bridges | S Rocky River Road, Parks McCorkle Road, S Rocky River Road, Doster Road, Fletcher Broome Road, Lancaster Highway, Griffith Road |
Beaverdam Creek is a 7.87 mi (12.67 km) long 2nd order tributary to Richardson Creek in Union County, North Carolina.