Richland Creek is a 5.29 mi (8.51 km) long 3rd order tributary to Reedy Fork in Guilford County, North Carolina.

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Richland Creek Tributary to Reedy Fork
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Location
Country	United States
State	North Carolina
County	Guilford
City	Greensboro
Physical characteristics
Source	divide between Richland Creek and Buffalo Creek
• location	Greensboro, North Carolina near Jaycee Park
• coordinates	36°07′13″N 079°50′02″W[1]
• elevation	850 ft (260 m)[2]
Mouth	Reedy Fork
• location	Lake Townsend
• coordinates	36°09′59″N 079°46′59″W[1]
• elevation	717 ft (219 m)[2]
Length	5.29 mi (8.51 km)[3]
Basin size	8.27 square miles (21.4 km2)[4]
Discharge
• location	Reedy Fork
• average	9.47 cu ft/s (0.268 m3/s) at mouth with Reedy Fork[4]
Basin features
Progression	Reedy Fork → Haw River → Cape Fear River → Atlantic Ocean
River system	Haw River
Tributaries
• left	unnamed 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

Close

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.^[2]

Richland Creek drains 8.27 square miles (21.4 km²) of area, receives about 45.3 in/year of precipitation, has a topographic wetness index of 440.36 and is about 20% forested.^[4]