Richland Creek is a 5.25 mi (8.45 km) long 2nd order tributary to Crabtree Creek in Raleigh, North Carolina that rises in a pond on the North Carolina State Fairgrounds.

The creek then flows north across I-40 and through Schenck Forest to eventually join Crabtree Creek.

Richland Creek rises in a pond on the North Carolina State Fairgrounds and then flows north across I-40 and through Schenck Forest to join Crabtree Creek.

[3] Reedy Creek drains 4.44 square miles (11.5 km2) of area and is underlaid by the Raleigh terrane geologic formation.

[5] The watershed receives an average of 46.3 in/year of precipitation and has a wetness index of 407.29.