| Dutch Buffalo Creek | |
| Name Other: | Tributary to Rocky River |
| Map Size: | 300 |
| Pushpin Map: | USA North Carolina#USA |
| Pushpin Map Size: | 300 |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location of Dutch Buffalo Creek mouth |
| Pushpin Map Alt: | Map of Dutch Buffalo Creek mouth location |
| Subdivision Type1: | Country |
| Subdivision Name1: | United States |
| Subdivision Type2: | State |
| Subdivision Name2: | North Carolina |
| Subdivision Type3: | County |
| Subdivision Name3: | Cabarrus Rowan |
| Length: | 25.16miles[1] |
| Discharge1 Location: | Rocky River |
| Discharge1 Avg: | 106.87cuft/s at mouth with Rocky River[2] |
| Source1: | Crane Creek divide |
| Source1 Location: | Bostain Heights, North Carolina[3] |
| Source1 Coordinates: | 35.5567°N -80.5078°W[4] |
| Source1 Elevation: | 810feet |
| Mouth: | Rocky River |
| Mouth Location: | about 0.25 miles southwest of Georgeville, North Carolina[5] |
| Mouth Coordinates: | 35.3083°N -80.4667°W |
| Mouth Elevation: | 468feet |
| Progression: | Rocky River → Pee Dee River → Winyah Bay → Atlantic Ocean |
| River System: | Pee Dee River |
| Tributaries Left: | Jennie Wolf Creek Black Run Creek Little Buffalo Creek |
| Tributaries Right: | Lick Branch Adams Creek |
| Bridges: | Paulownia 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 25.16miles 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.[4]
According to the Geographic Names Information System, it has also been known historically as:[4]
Dutch Buffalo Creek rises in Bostian Heights, North Carolina in Rowan County,[3] and then flows southeast into Cabarrus County and then turns south-southwest to join the Rocky River about 0.25 miles southwest of Georgeville.[5]
Dutch Buffalo Creek drains of area, receives about 47.1 in/year of precipitation, has a wetness index of 416.58, and is about 48% forested.[2]