Cold Water Creek is a 19.59 mi (31.53 km) long 4th order tributary to Irish Buffalo Creek in Cabarrus County, North Carolina.
| Cold Water Creek Tributary to Irish Buffalo Creek | |
|---|---|
  Location of Cold Water Creek mouth  Cold Water Creek (Irish Buffalo Creek tributary) (the United States) | |
| Location | |
| Country | United States |
| State | North Carolina |
| County | Cabarrus Rowan |
| City | Kannapolis China Grove |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | Town Creek divide |
| • location | about 0.5 miles northeast of China Grove, North Carolina |
| • coordinates | 35°34′42″N 080°33′21″W / 35.57833°N 80.55583°W[1] |
| • elevation | 765 ft (233 m)[2] |
| Mouth | Irish Buffalo Creek |
• location | about 3 miles northeast of Flows Store, North Carolina |
• coordinates | 35°19′45″N 080°32′03″W / 35.32917°N 80.53417°W[1] |
• elevation | 508 ft (155 m)[2] |
| Length | 19.59 mi (31.53 km)[3] |
| Basin size | 64.06 square miles (165.9 km2)[4] |
| Discharge | |
| • location | Irish Buffalo Creek |
| • average | 69.92 cu ft/s (1.980 m3/s) at mouth with Irish Buffalo Creek[4] |
| Basin features | |
| Progression | Irish Buffalo Creek → Rocky River → Pee Dee River → Winyah Bay → Atlantic Ocean |
| River system | Pee Dee River |
| Tributaries | |
| • left | Little Cold Water Creek |
| • right | Threemile Branch |
| Waterbodies | Lake Fisher |
| Bridges | NC 152, Lentz Road, Old Beatty Ford Road, Bostian Road, Moose Road, Lane Street, Brantley Road, Centergrove Road, US 601-I-85, Old Salisbury Concord Road, Corban Avenue, Old Airport Road, NC 49-73, US 601 |
Course
editCold Water Creek rises about 0.5 miles northeast of China Grove, North Carolina, and then flows southeast and south to join Irish Buffalo Creek about 3 miles northeast of Flows Store.[2]
Watershed
editCold Water Creek drains 64.06 square miles (165.9 km2) of area, receives about 46.9 in/year of precipitation, has a wetness index of 397.40, and is about 41% forested.[4]
References
edit- ^ a b "GNIS Detail - Cold Water Creek". geonames.usgs.gov. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 13 November 2020.
- ^ a b c "Get Maps". USGS Topoview. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 13 November 2020.
- ^ "ArcGIS Web Application". epa.maps.arcgis.com. US EPA. Retrieved 13 November 2020.
- ^ a b c "Cold Water Creek Watershed Report". US EPA Geoviewer. US EPA. Retrieved 13 November 2020.