| Mallard Creek | |
| Name Other: | Tributary to Rocky River |
| Map Size: | 300 |
| Pushpin Map: | USA North Carolina#USA |
| Pushpin Map Size: | 300 |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location of Mallard Creek mouth |
| Pushpin Map Alt: | Map of Mallard Creek mouth location |
| Subdivision Type1: | Country |
| Subdivision Name1: | United States |
| Subdivision Type2: | State |
| Subdivision Name2: | North Carolina |
| Subdivision Type3: | County |
| Subdivision Name3: | Cabarrus Mecklenburg |
| Subdivision Type4: | City |
| Subdivision Name4: | Harrisburg Charlotte |
| Length: | 12.23miles[1] |
| Discharge1 Location: | Rocky River |
| Discharge1 Avg: | 44.78cuft/s at mouth with Rocky River[2] |
| Source1: | Irwin Creek divide |
| Source1 Location: | pond in northeast Charlotte, North Carolina |
| Source1 Coordinates: | 35.31°N -80.8214°W[3] |
| Source1 Elevation: | 800feet[4] |
| Mouth: | Harrisburg, North Carolina |
| Mouth Location: | pond in northside of Charlotte, North Carolina |
| Mouth Coordinates: | 35.3383°N -80.6631°W |
| Mouth Elevation: | 546feet |
| Progression: | Rocky River → Pee Dee River → Winyah Bay → Atlantic Ocean |
| River System: | Pee Dee River |
| Tributaries Left: | Clarks Creek Stony Creek |
| Tributaries Right: | Doby Creek Toby Creek |
| Bridges: | Crestland Avenue, W Sugar Creek Road, Hubbard Road, NC 24, Mallard Creek Road, David Taylor Drive, I-85, US 29, E Mallard Creek Church Road, I-485, Pavillion Boulevard, Morehead Road |
Mallard Creek is a 12.23miles long 3rd order tributary to the Rocky River in Cabarrus County, North Carolina.
Mallard Creek rises in a pond on the northside of Charlotte, North Carolina and then flows easterly through the northern suburbs of Charlotte into Cabarrus County to join the Rocky River in Harrisburg.[4]
Mallard Creek drains of area, receives about 46.5 in/year of precipitation, has a wetness index of 417.80, and is about 22% forested.[2]