| Toms Creek | |
| Name Other: | Tributary to Uwharrie River |
| Map Size: | 300 |
| Pushpin Map: | USA North Carolina#USA |
| Pushpin Map Size: | 300 |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location of Toms Creek mouth |
| Pushpin Map Alt: | Map of Toms Creek mouth location |
| Subdivision Type1: | Country |
| Subdivision Name1: | United States |
| Subdivision Type2: | State |
| Subdivision Name2: | North Carolina |
| Subdivision Type3: | County |
| Subdivision Name3: | Randolph |
| Length: | 12.51miles[1] |
| Discharge1 Location: | Uwharrie River |
| Discharge1 Avg: | 20.35cuft/s at mouth with Uwharrie River[2] |
| Source1: | Cabin Creek divide |
| Source1 Location: | pond about 1.5 miles southeast of Denton, North Carolina |
| Source1 Coordinates: | 35.6083°N -80.0978°W[3] |
| Source1 Elevation: | 670feet[4] |
| Mouth: | Uwharrie River |
| Mouth Coordinates: | 35.6242°N -79.9564°W |
| Mouth Elevation: | 388feet |
| Progression: | Uwharrie River → Pee Dee River → Winyah Bay → Atlantic Ocean |
| River System: | Pee Dee River |
| Tributaries Left: | unnamed tributaries |
| Tributaries Right: | unnamed tributaries |
| Bridges: | Piedmont School Road, NC 47, Brantley Gordon Road, Richey Road, Old NC 49, NC 49 |
Toms Creek is a 12.51miles long 3rd order tributary to the Uwharrie River in Randolph County, North Carolina.
According to the Geographic Names Information System, it has also been known historically as:[3]
Toms Creek rises in a pond on the Cabin Creek divide in Davidson County, about 1.5 miles southeast of Denton, North Carolina. Toms Creek then flows northeast into Randolph County and makes a turn to the southeast to join the Uwharrie River about 2 miles southeast of Farmer, North Carolina.[4]
Toms Creek drains of area, receives about 46.5 in/year of precipitation, has a wetness index of 392.78 and is about 59% forested.[2]