Dutch Buffalo Creek

Stream in North Carolina, USA
35°33′24″N 080°30′28″W / 35.55667°N 80.50778°W / 35.55667; -80.50778[1] • elevation810 ft (250 m)[2] MouthRocky River
 • location
about 0.25 miles southwest of Georgeville, North Carolina[3]
 • coordinates
35°18′30″N 080°28′00″W / 35.30833°N 80.46667°W / 35.30833; -80.46667[1]
 • elevation
468 ft (143 m)[3]Length25.16 mi (40.49 km)[4]Basin size98.68 square miles (255.6 km2)[5]Discharge  • locationRocky River • average106.87 cu ft/s (3.026 m3/s) at mouth with Rocky River[5] Basin featuresProgressionRocky River → Pee Dee River → Winyah Bay → Atlantic OceanRiver systemPee Dee RiverTributaries  • leftJennie Wolf Creek
Black Run Creek
Little Buffalo Creek • rightLick Branch
Adams CreekBridgesPaulownia Drive, Rogers Road, Old Beatty Ford Road, Sapp Road, Barrier Road, Gold Hill Road, Cline School Road, Mt Pleasant Road, Mt Olive Road, NC 49, NC 73, Bowman-Barrier Road, Barrier Store Road, Miami Church Road, NC 200

Dutch Buffalo Creek is a 25.16 mi (40.49 km) long 4th order tributary to the Rocky River in Cabarrus County, North Carolina. This is the only stream of this name in the United States.[1]

Variant names

According to the Geographic Names Information System, it has also been known historically as:[1]

  • Dutch Buffaloe Creek

Course

Dutch Buffalo Creek rises in Bostian Heights, North Carolina in Rowan County,[2] and then flows southeast into Cabarrus County and then turns south-southwest to join the Rocky River about 0.25 miles southwest of Georgeville.[3]

Watershed

Dutch Buffalo Creek drains 98.68 square miles (255.6 km2) of area, receives about 47.1 in/year of precipitation, has a wetness index of 416.58, and is about 48% forested.[5]

References

  1. ^ a b c d "GNIS Detail – Dutch 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 "Dutch Buffalo Creek Watershed Report". US EPA Geoviewer. US EPA. Retrieved 14 November 2020.
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