| Cribs Creek | |
| Name Other: | Tributary to Rocky River |
| Map Size: | 300 |
| Pushpin Map: | USA North Carolina#USA |
| Pushpin Map Size: | 300 |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location of Cribs Creek mouth |
| Pushpin Map Alt: | Map of Cribs Creek mouth location |
| Subdivision Type1: | Country |
| Subdivision Name1: | United States |
| Subdivision Type2: | State |
| Subdivision Name2: | North Carolina |
| Subdivision Type3: | County |
| Subdivision Name3: | Anson |
| Length: | 4.72miles[1] |
| Discharge1 Location: | Rocky River |
| Discharge1 Avg: | 22.06cuft/s at mouth with Rocky River[2] |
| Source1: | Water Branch divide |
| Source1 Location: | pond about 0.5 miles southwest of Fountain Hill, North Carolina |
| Source1 Coordinates: | 35.0592°N -80.2922°W[3] |
| Source1 Elevation: | 522feet[4] |
| Mouth: | Rocky River |
| Mouth Location: | about 5 northeast of Burnsville (Anson County), North Carolina |
| Mouth Coordinates: | 35.1558°N -80.2069°W |
| Mouth Elevation: | 228feet |
| Progression: | Rocky River → Pee Dee River → Winyah Bay → Atlantic Ocean |
| River System: | Pee Dee |
| Tributaries Left: | Lockhart Branch Big Branch |
| Tributaries Right: | Little Cribs Creek |
| Bridges: | Thanny Helms Road, NC 218, New Home Church Road, Cappadocia Church Road, Pork Road, Sub Station Road, NC 742, Race Track Road, Line Road, Cribs Creek Road, Rocky River Church Road, Wightman Church Road |
Cribs Creek is a 4.72miles long 2nd order tributary to the Rocky River in Anson County, North Carolina. This is the only stream of this name in the United States.
According to the Geographic Names Information System, it has also been known historically as:[3]
Cribs Creek rises in a pond about 0.5 miles southwest of Fountain Hill, North Carolina and then flows northwest to join the Rocky River about 5 miles northeast of Burnsville.[4]
Cribs Creek drains of area, receives about 48.0 in/year of precipitation, has a wetness index of 400.15, and is about 55% forested.[2]