Richardson Creek (Rocky River tributary)

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Richardson Creek
Tributary to Rocky River
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Location of Richardson Creek mouth
Location
Country United States
State North Carolina
Counties Anson
Union
City Monroe
Physical characteristics
Sourcedivide between Richardson Creek and Lynches River
 • locationPond, about 1 mile southeast of Roughedge, North Carolina
 • coordinates 34°52′36″N080°35′46″W / 34.87667°N 80.59611°W / 34.87667; -80.59611 [1]
 • elevation660 ft (200 m) [2]
Mouth Rocky River
 • location
about 3 miles southwest of Cottonville, North Carolina
 • coordinates
 35°09′24″N080°13′32″W / 35.15667°N 80.22556°W / 35.15667; -80.22556 Coordinates: 35°09′24″N080°13′32″W / 35.15667°N 80.22556°W / 35.15667; -80.22556 [1]
 • elevation
230 ft (70 m) [1]
Length44.01 mi (70.83 km) [3]
Basin size234.15 square miles (606.4 km2) [4]
Discharge 
 • location Rocky River
 • average249.47 cu ft/s (7.064 m3/s) at mouth with Rocky River [4]
Basin features
Progression Rocky River → Pee Dee River → Winyah Bay → Atlantic Ocean
River system Pee Dee River
Tributaries 
 • left Beaverdam Creek
Bearskin Creek
Stewarts Creek
Mill Creek
Watson Creek
Gold Branch
Stegall Branch
 • rightAdams Branch
Little Richardson Creek
Joes Branch
Rays Fork
Meadow Branch
Bull Branch
Salem Creek
Gourdvine Creek
Water Branch
Pine Log Creek
WaterbodiesLake Lee
BridgesLathan Road, Griffith Road, Plyler Mill Road, Griffith Road, Sara Lane, Wolf Pond Road, Medlin Road, US 601, US 74, Walkup Avenue, US 74, Olive Branch Road, Austin Chaney Road, E Lawyers Road, Tarlton Mill Road, NC 205, NC 218, Pleasant Hill Church Road, Blonnie Ross Road, NC 742, George Wright Road, Rocky Mount Church Road,

Richardson Creek is a tributary of the Rocky River in south-central North Carolina that rises in Union County near Monroe and then flows northeast through Anson County to the Rocky River.

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Variant names

According to the Geographic Names Information System, it has also been known historically as: [1]

See also

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "GNIS Detail - Richardson Creek". geonames.usgs.gov. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 13 September 2019.
  2. ↑ "Richardson Creek Topo Map, Anson County NC (Aquadale Area)". TopoZone. Locality, LLC. Retrieved 13 September 2019.
  3. ↑ "ArcGIS Web Application". epa.maps.arcgis.com. US EPA. Retrieved 13 September 2019.
  4. 1 2 "Richardson Creek Watershed Report". Waters Geoviewer. US EPA. Retrieved 13 September 2019.


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