Adams Branch (Richardson Creek tributary)

Adams Branch is a 4.64 mi (7.47 km) tributary of Richardson Creek in south-central North Carolina that rises in Union County near Alton, North Carolina and then flows generally north through Union County to Richardson Creek.

Adams Branch Tributary to Richardson Creek
Location of Adams Branch mouth
Location
Country	United States
State	North Carolina
Counties	Union
Physical characteristics
Source	divide between Adams Branch and Lynches River
• location	Pond about 1.5 miles southwest of Alton, North Carolina
• coordinates	34°53′01″N 080°35′26″W[1]
• elevation	698 ft (213 m)[2]
Mouth	Richardson Creek
• location	about 3 miles north-northwest of Alton, North Carolina
• coordinates	34°55′34″N 080°33′29″W[1]
• elevation	528 ft (161 m)[1]
Length	4.64 mi (7.47 km)[3]
Basin size	6.11 square miles (15.8 km2)[4]
Discharge
• location	Richardson Creek
• average	7.45 cu ft/s (0.211 m3/s) at mouth with Richardson Creek[4]
Basin features
Progression	generally north
River system	Pee Dee River
Tributaries
• left	unnamed tributaries
• right	unnamed tributaries
Bridges	Plyler Mill Road, Richardson Road, Austin Road, Buford Shortcut Road