Richland Creek | |
Name Other: | Tributary to Deep River |
Map Size: | 300 |
Pushpin Map: | USA North Carolina#USA |
Pushpin Map Size: | 300 |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location of Richland Creek mouth |
Pushpin Map Alt: | Map of Richland Creek mouth location |
Subdivision Type1: | Country |
Subdivision Name1: | United States |
Subdivision Type2: | State |
Subdivision Name2: | North Carolina |
Subdivision Type3: | County |
Subdivision Name3: | Guilford |
Length: | 8.76miles[1] |
Discharge1 Location: | Deep River |
Discharge1 Avg: | 18.31cuft/s at mouth with Deep River[2] |
Source1: | Payne Creek divide |
Source1 Location: | High Point, North Carolina |
Source1 Coordinates: | 35.9408°N -80.0192°W[3] |
Source1 Elevation: | 870feet[4] |
Mouth: | Deep River |
Mouth Location: | about 3 miles southeast of High Point, North Carolina |
Mouth Coordinates: | 35.9408°N -79.8992°W |
Mouth Elevation: | 678feet |
Progression: | Deep River → Cape Fear River → Atlantic Ocean |
River System: | Deep River |
Tributaries Left: | unnamed tributaries |
Tributaries Right: | Mile Branch |
Bridges: | W Green Drive, S Elm Street, W Market Center Drive, Jarrell Street, I-85, S Main Street, I-85, I-74, Baker Road, Jackson Lake Road, Kersey Valley Road, I-85, Riverdale Drive |
Richland Creek is a 8.76miles long 3rd order tributary to the Deep River in Guilford County, North Carolina. This stream is one of two streams named Richland Creek on the right bank of the Deep River. The other Richland Creek is in Randolph County.
Richland Creek rises in High Point, North Carolina in Guilford County and then flows east to join the Deep River about 3 miles southeast of High Point.[4]
Richland Creek drains of area, receives about 46.1 in/year of precipitation, and has a wetness index of 415.28 and is about 19% forested.[2]