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

Adams Creek Tributary to Dutch Buffalo Creek
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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[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[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

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]

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