Adams Branch (Richardson Creek tributary)

Adams Branch is a 4.64 mi (7.47 km) tributary of Richardson Creek in south-central North Carolina that rises in Union County near Alton, North Carolina and then flows generally north through Union County to Richardson Creek.[citation needed]

Adams Branch
Tributary to Richardson Creek
Adams Branch (Richardson Creek tributary) is located in North Carolina
Adams Branch (Richardson Creek tributary)
Location of Adams Branch mouth
Location
CountryUnited States
StateNorth Carolina
CountiesUnion
Physical characteristics
Sourcedivide between Adams Branch and Lynches River
 • locationPond about 1.5 miles southwest of Alton, North Carolina
 • coordinates34°53′01″N 080°35′26″W / 34.88361°N 80.59056°W / 34.88361; -80.59056[1]
 • elevation698 ft (213 m)[2]
MouthRichardson Creek
 • location
about 3 miles north-northwest of Alton, North Carolina
 • coordinates
34°55′34″N 080°33′29″W / 34.92611°N 80.55806°W / 34.92611; -80.55806[1]
 • elevation
528 ft (161 m)[1]
Length4.64 mi (7.47 km)[3]
Basin size6.11 square miles (15.8 km2)[4]
Discharge 
 • locationRichardson Creek
 • average7.45 cu ft/s (0.211 m3/s) at mouth with Richardson Creek[4]
Basin features
Progressiongenerally north
River systemPee Dee River
Tributaries 
 • leftunnamed tributaries
 • rightunnamed tributaries
BridgesPlyler Mill Road, Richardson Road, Austin Road, Buford Shortcut Road

Maps

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Course of Adams Branch (Richardson Creek tributary)
 
Watershed of Adams Branch (Richardson Creek tributary)

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b c "GNIS Detail - Adams Branch". geonames.usgs.gov. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 19 November 2019.
  2. ^ "Richardson Creek Topo Map, Anson County NC (Aquadale Area)". TopoZone. Locality, LLC. Retrieved 13 September 2019.
  3. ^ "ArcGIS Web Application". epa.maps.arcgis.com. US EPA. Retrieved 19 November 2019.
  4. ^ a b "Adams Branch Watershed Report". Waters Geoviewer. US EPA. Retrieved 19 November 2019.