| Buffalo Creek | |
| Name Other: | Tributary to Reedy Fork |
| Map Size: | 300 |
| Pushpin Map: | USA North Carolina#USA |
| Pushpin Map Size: | 300 |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location of Buffalo Creek mouth |
| Pushpin Map Alt: | Map of Buffalo Creek mouth location |
| Subdivision Type1: | Country |
| Subdivision Name1: | United States |
| Subdivision Type2: | State |
| Subdivision Name2: | North Carolina |
| Subdivision Type3: | County |
| Subdivision Name3: | Guilford |
| Length: | 8.31miles[1] |
| Discharge1 Location: | Reedy Fork |
| Discharge1 Avg: | 137.07cuft/s at mouth with Reedy Fork[2] |
| Source1: | confluence of South Buffalo and North Buffalo Creeks |
| Source1 Location: | about 2 miles north of McLeansville, North Carolina |
| Source1 Coordinates: | 36.1278°N -79.6622°W[3] |
| Source1 Elevation: | 660feet[4] |
| Mouth: | Reedy Fork |
| Mouth Location: | about 6 miles south of Osceola, North Carolina |
| Mouth Coordinates: | 36.1742°N -79.6014°W |
| Mouth Elevation: | 618feet |
| Progression: | Reedy Fork → Haw River → Cape Fear River → Atlantic Ocean |
| River System: | Haw River |
| Tributaries Left: | unnamed tributaries |
| Tributaries Right: | Blackwood Creek |
| Bridges: | McLeansville Road, High Rock Road, Huffline Mill Road |
Buffalo Creek is a 8.31miles long 4th order tributary to Reedy Fork in Guilford County, North Carolina.
According to the Geographic Names Information System, it has also been known historically as:[3]
Buffalo Creek is formed at the confluence of South and North Buffalo Creeks in Guilford County about 2 miles north of McLeansville, North Carolina. Buffalo Creek then flows northeast to meet Reedy Fork about 6 miles south of Osceola.[4]
Buffalo Creek drains of area, receives about 45.5 in/year of precipitation, has a topographic wetness index of 439.98 and is about 19% forested.[2]