title: Richland Creek (Deep River tributary, Randolph)
text: # Richland Creek (Deep River tributary, Randolph)
  
  Richland Creek is a 15.00 mi (24.14 km) long 4th order tributary to the Deep River in Randolph County, North Carolina.
  
  ## Course
  
  Richland Creek is formed at the confluence of North and South Prong about 0.25 miles northeast of Harveys Mountain in Randolph County, North Carolina and then flows southeasterly to join the Deep River about 1 mile northwest of Cheeks, North Carolina.
  
  ## Watershed
  
  Richland Creek drains 66.06 square miles (171.1 $km^2)$ of area, receives about 47.1 in/year of precipitation, and has a wetness index of 387.93 and is about 58% forested.
  
  