Wikipedia

Little Buffalo Creek (Dutch Buffalo Creek tributary)

Little Buffalo Creek is a 8.74 mi (14.07 km) long 3rd order tributary to Dutch Buffalo Creek in Cabarrus County, North Carolina.

Little Buffalo Creek
Tributary to Dutch Buffalo Creek
Map of Little Buffalo Creek mouth location
Map of Little Buffalo Creek mouth location
Location of Little Buffalo Creek mouth
Map of Little Buffalo Creek mouth location
Map of Little Buffalo Creek mouth location
Little Buffalo Creek (Dutch Buffalo Creek tributary) (the United States)
Location
CountryUnited States
StateNorth Carolina
CountyCabarrus
Rowan
Physical characteristics
SourceReedy Creek divide
 • locationpond about 0.5 miles northwest of Gold Hill, North Carolina[2]
 • coordinates35°31′38″N 080°21′20″W / 35.52722°N 80.35556°W / 35.52722; -80.35556[1]
 • elevation745 ft (227 m)[2]
MouthDutch Buffalo Creek
 • location
about 1.5 miles northeast of Mount Pleasant, North Carolina[3]
 • coordinates
35°25′15″N 080°24′22″W / 35.42083°N 80.40611°W / 35.42083; -80.40611[1]
 • elevation
524 ft (160 m)[3]
Length8.74 mi (14.07 km)[4]
Basin size17.04 square miles (44.1 km2)[5]
Discharge 
 • locationDutch Buffalo Creek
 • average20.02 cu ft/s (0.567 m3/s) at mouth with Dutch Buffalo Creek[5]
Basin features
ProgressionDutch Buffalo Creek → Rocky River → Pee Dee River → Winyah Bay → Atlantic Ocean
River systemPee Dee River
Tributaries 
 • leftButcher Branch
 • rightunnamed tributaries
BridgesOld Beatty Ford Road, Old Mine Road, Kluttz Road, Sansbury Road, Drye Road, NC 49

Course

edit

Little Buffalo Creek rises in a pond about 0.5 miles northwest of Gold Hill, North Carolina in Rowan County,[2] and then flows southwest into Cabarrus County to join Dutch Buffalo Creek about 1.5 miles northeast of Mount Pleasant.[3]

Watershed

edit

Little Buffalo Creek drains 17.04 square miles (44.1 km2) of area, receives about 47.3 in/year of precipitation, has a wetness index of 390.20, and is about 50% forested.[5]

References

edit
  1. ^ a b "GNIS Detail - Little Buffalo Creek". geonames.usgs.gov. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 14 November 2020.
  2. ^ a b c "Get Maps". USGS Topoview. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 14 November 2020.
  3. ^ a b c "Get Maps". USGS Topoview. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 14 November 2020.
  4. ^ "ArcGIS Web Application". epa.maps.arcgis.com. US EPA. Retrieved 14 November 2020.
  5. ^ a b c "Little Buffalo Creek Watershed Report". US EPA Geoviewer. US EPA. Retrieved 14 November 2020.

This article about a location in Cabarrus County, North Carolina is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it.

This article about a location in Rowan County, North Carolina is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it.

This article related to a river in North Carolina is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it.

Retrieved from "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Little_Buffalo_Creek_(Dutch_Buffalo_Creek_tributary)&oldid=1036437688"