| Aberdeen Creek | |
| Name Other: | Tributary to Drowning Creek |
| Map Size: | 300 |
| Pushpin Map: | USA North Carolina#USA |
| Pushpin Map Size: | 300 |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location of Aberdeen Creek mouth |
| Subdivision Type1: | Country |
| Subdivision Name1: | United States |
| Subdivision Type2: | State |
| Subdivision Name2: | North Carolina |
| Subdivision Type3: | County |
| Subdivision Name3: | Moore |
| Subdivision Type4: | Town |
| Subdivision Name4: | Aberdeen |
| Subdivision Type5: | Village |
| Subdivision Name5: | Pinehurst |
| Length: | 12.45miles[1] |
| Discharge1 Location: | Drowning Creek |
| Discharge1 Avg: | 43.79cuft/s at mouth with Drowning Creek[2] |
| Source1: | Mill Creek divide |
| Source1 Location: | about 1 mile east of Pinehurst, North Carolina |
| Source1 Coordinates: | 35.2044°N -79.4339°W[3] |
| Source1 Elevation: | 472feet[4] |
| Mouth: | Drowning Creek |
| Mouth Location: | about 2 miles southwest of Addor, North Carolina |
| Mouth Coordinates: | 35.0522°N -79.4742°W |
| Mouth Elevation: | 266feet |
| Progression: | Drowning Creek (Lumber River) → Little Pee Dee River → Pee Dee River → Winyah Bay → Atlantic Ocean |
| River System: | Lumber River |
| Tributaries Left: | unnamed tributaries |
| Tributaries Right: | unnamed tributaries |
| Waterbodies: | Watson Lake Pages Lake |
| Bridges: | US 15-501, Irvernay Road, W Morganton Road, Lake Dornoch Drive (x2), Keith Street, Pinebluff Lake Road, Addor Road |
Aberdeen Creek is a 12.45miles long 3rd order tributary to Drowning Creek (Lumber River), in Moore County, North Carolina.
Most of the area around Aberdeen Creek was settled by Scots-Irish Immigrants in the 1700s. Historically the major industry was naval stores from the surrounding pine forests, but this has changed to include thriving retirement communities.[5] The creek was named Devil Gut Creek until 1887, when it was changed to Aberdeen Creek.[6]
According to the Geographic Names Information System, it has also been known historically as:[3]
Aberdeen Creek rises on the Mill Creek divide about 1 mile east of Pinehurst in Moore County, North Carolina. Aberdeen Creek then takes a southerly course through numerous swamps to meet Drowning Creek about 2 miles southwest of Addor.[4]
Aberdeen Creek drains of area, receives about 49.3 in/year of precipitation, has a topographic wetness index of 473.33 and is about 29% forested.[2]