| Adams Creek | |
| Name Other: | Tributary to Dutch Buffalo Creek |
| Map Size: | 300 |
| Pushpin Map: | USA North Carolina#USA |
| Pushpin Map Size: | 300 |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location of Adams Creek mouth |
| Pushpin Map Alt: | Map of Adams Creek mouth location |
| Subdivision Type1: | Country |
| Subdivision Name1: | United States |
| Subdivision Type2: | State |
| Subdivision Name2: | North Carolina |
| Subdivision Type3: | County |
| Subdivision Name3: | Cabarrus |
| Length: | 8.88miles[1] |
| Discharge1 Location: | Dutch Buffalo Creek |
| Discharge1 Avg: | 19.45cuft/s at mouth with Dutch Buffalo Creek[2] |
| Source1: | Cold Water Creek divide |
| Source1 Location: | about 2 miles east-southeast of New Gilead, North Carolina[3] |
| Source1 Coordinates: | 35.4453°N -80.51°W[4] |
| Source1 Elevation: | 710feet |
| Mouth: | Dutch Buffalo Creek |
| Mouth Location: | about 1 mile south of Mount Pleasant, North Carolina[5] |
| Mouth Coordinates: | 35.3803°N -80.4247°W |
| Mouth Elevation: | 515feet |
| Progression: | Dutch Buffalo Creek → Rocky River → Pee Dee River → Winyah Bay → Atlantic Ocean |
| River System: | Pee Dee River |
| Tributaries Left: | McAllister Creek |
| Tributaries 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 |
Adams Creek is a 8.88miles long 2nd order tributary to Dutch Buffalo Creek in Cabarrus County, North Carolina.
Adams Creek rises about 2 miles east-southeast of New Gilead, North Carolina,[3] and then flows southeast to join Dutch Buffalo Creek about 1 mile south of Mount Pleasant.[5]
Adams Creek drains of area, receives about 47.2 in/year of precipitation, has a wetness index of 411.18, and is about 46% forested.[2]