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 | |
|---|---|
  Location of Adams Branch mouth | |
| Location | |
| Country | United States |
| State | North Carolina |
| Counties | Union |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | divide between Adams Branch and Lynches River |
| • location | Pond about 1.5 miles southwest of Alton, North Carolina |
| • coordinates | 34°53′01″N 080°35′26″W / 34.88361°N 80.59056°W[1] |
| • elevation | 698 ft (213 m)[2] |
| Mouth | Richardson 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[1] |
• elevation | 528 ft (161 m)[1] |
| Length | 4.64 mi (7.47 km)[3] |
| Basin size | 6.11 square miles (15.8 km2)[4] |
| Discharge | |
| • location | Richardson Creek |
| • average | 7.45 cu ft/s (0.211 m3/s) at mouth with Richardson Creek[4] |
| Basin features | |
| Progression | generally north |
| River system | Pee Dee River |
| Tributaries | |
| • left | unnamed tributaries |
| • right | unnamed tributaries |
| Bridges | Plyler Mill Road, Richardson Road, Austin Road, Buford Shortcut Road |
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