| Buffalo Creek | |
| Name Other: | Wheeling Drainage Ditch |
| Subdivision Type1: | Country |
| Subdivision Name1: | United States |
| Subdivision Type2: | State |
| Subdivision Name2: | Illinois |
| Subdivision Type3: | County |
| Subdivision Name3: | Lake, Cook |
| Subdivision Type5: | City |
| Subdivision Name5: | Lake Zurich, Kildeer, Long Grove, Arlington Heights, Buffalo Grove, Wheeling |
| Length: | 10.40 miles |
| Source1 Location: | Lake Zurich, Illinois |
| Source1 Coordinates: | 42.1874°N -88.0647°W |
| Mouth: | Des Plaines River |
| Mouth Location: | Wheeling, Illinois |
| Mouth Coordinates: | 42.1217°N -87.8957°W |
| Extra: | [1] |
Buffalo Creek is an 11.2adj=midNaNadj=mid[2] tributary of the Des Plaines River. It begins in Lake Zurich, Illinois and flows mainly south-eastward through Kildeer, Long Grove, Buffalo Grove and Wheeling. In Wheeling, it is named Wheeling Drainage Ditch. It joins the Des Plaines River next to Chicago Executive Airport.
The GNIS database information dates from 1980 and does not reflect recent changes made to the mouth location during improvements at Chicago Executive Airport. The source location may also have shifted due to housing development in the area. The coordinates used in the information box are from Google Earth.