| Richland Creek | |
| Name Other: | Tributary to Reedy Fork |
| 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 |
| Subdivision Type4: | City |
| Subdivision Name4: | Greensboro |
| Length: | 5.29miles[1] |
| Discharge1 Location: | Reedy Fork |
| Discharge1 Avg: | 9.47cuft/s at mouth with Reedy Fork[2] |
| Source1: | divide between Richland Creek and Buffalo Creek |
| Source1 Location: | Greensboro, North Carolina near Jaycee Park |
| Source1 Coordinates: | 36.1203°N -79.8339°W[3] |
| Source1 Elevation: | 850feet[4] |
| Mouth: | Reedy Fork |
| Mouth Location: | Lake Townsend |
| Mouth Coordinates: | 36.1664°N -79.7831°W |
| Mouth Elevation: | 717feet |
| Progression: | Reedy Fork → Haw River → Cape Fear River → Atlantic Ocean |
| River System: | Haw River |
| Tributaries Left: | unnamed tributaries |
| Tributaries Right: | unnamed tributaries |
| Waterbodies: | Richland Lake Lake Townsend |
| Bridges: | Guilford Courthouse National Park Road, Lawndale Drive, Bluff Run Drive, Bass Chapel Road, N Church Street |
Richland Creek is a 5.29miles long 3rd order tributary to Reedy Fork in Guilford County, North Carolina.
Richland Creek was the scene of the Battle of Guilford Courthouse in 1781.
Richland Creek rises on the Buffalo Creek divide at Jaycee Park in Greensboro in Guilford County. Richland Creek then flows north through Guilford Courthouse National Military Park and then turns northeast to Richland Lake. It drains into Lake Townsend, where it meets Reedy Fork.[4]
Richland Creek drains of area, receives about 45.3 in/year of precipitation, has a topographic wetness index of 440.36 and is about 20% forested.[2]