title: Watson Creek (Richardson Creek tributary)
text: # Watson Creek (Richardson Creek tributary)
  
  Watson Creek is a 4.29 mi (6.90 km) long 1st order tributary to Richardson Creek in Union County, North Carolina.
  
  ## Course
  
  Watson Creek rises in a pond about 5 miles north of Watson, North Carolina and then flows south to join Richardson Creek about 1 mile southeast of Watson.
  
  ## Watershed
  
  Watson Creek drains 6.39 square miles (16.6 $km^2)$ of area, receives about 48.1 in/year of precipitation, has a wetness index of 429.44, and is about 32% forested.
  
  