| Richland Creek | |
| Name Other: | Tributary to Crabtree Creek |
| Map Size: | 300 |
| Pushpin Map: | USA North Carolina#USA |
| Pushpin Map Size: | 300 |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location of Richland Creek mouth |
| Subdivision Type1: | Country |
| Subdivision Name1: | United States |
| Subdivision Type2: | State |
| Subdivision Name2: | North Carolina |
| Subdivision Type3: | County |
| Subdivision Name3: | Wake |
| Subdivision Type4: | City |
| Subdivision Name4: | Raleigh |
| Length: | 5.25miles[1] |
| Discharge1 Location: | Crabtree Creek |
| Discharge1 Avg: | 7.87cuft/s at mouth with Crabtree Creek[2] |
| Source1: | Pond at the North Carolina State Fairgrounds in Raleigh, North Carolina |
| Source1 Location: | Raleigh, North Carolina |
| Source1 Coordinates: | 35.7886°N -78.7297°W[3] |
| Source1 Elevation: | 440feet |
| Mouth: | Crabtree Creek |
| Mouth Location: | Raleigh, North Carolina |
| Mouth Coordinates: | 35.845°N -78.7208°W |
| Mouth Elevation: | 236feet |
| Progression: | Crabtree Creek → Neuse River → Pamlico Sound → Atlantic Ocean |
| River System: | Neuse River |
| Tributaries Left: | unnamed tributaries |
| Tributaries Right: | unnamed tributaries |
| Waterbodies: | unnamed waterbodies |
Richland Creek is a 5.25miles long 2nd order tributary to Crabtree Creek in Raleigh, North Carolina that rises in a pond on the North Carolina State Fairgrounds. The creek then flows north across I-40 and through Schenck Forest to eventually join Crabtree Creek. The watershed is mainly developed with about 30% of it forested.
Richland Creek rises in a pond on the North Carolina State Fairgrounds and then flows north across I-40 and through Schenck Forest to join Crabtree Creek.[4] The watershed is about 30% forested.[2]
Reedy Creek drains of area and is underlaid by the Raleigh terrane geologic formation.[5] The watershed receives an average of 46.3 in/year of precipitation and has a wetness index of 407.29.[2]