| Irish 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 Irish Buffalo Creek mouth |
| Pushpin Map Alt: | Map of Irish 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 |
| Subdivision Type4: | City |
| Subdivision Name4: | Concord |
| Length: | 21.89miles[1] |
| Discharge1 Location: | Rocky River |
| Discharge1 Avg: | 118.06cuft/s at mouth with Rocky River[2] |
| Source1: | Kerr Creek divide |
| Source1 Location: | about 1.5 miles west of Five Points, North Carolina |
| Source1 Coordinates: | 35.5508°N -80.6794°W[3] |
| Source1 Elevation: | 850feet[4] |
| Mouth: | Rocky River |
| Mouth Location: | about 3 miles northeast of Flows Store, North Carolina |
| Mouth Coordinates: | 35.3386°N -80.5383°W |
| Mouth Elevation: | 498feet |
| Progression: | Rocky River → Pee Dee River → Winyah Bay → Atlantic Ocean |
| River System: | Pee Dee River |
| Tributaries Left: | Cold Water Creek |
| Tributaries Right: | unnamed tributaries |
| Waterbodies: | Kannapolis Lake |
| Bridges: | Saw Road, Cannon Farm Road, Enochville Road, W C Street, Pine Street, Mooresville Road, Rogers Lake Road, Orphanage Road, I-85, NC 73, US 29-NC 73, McGill Avenue, Cabarrus Avenue, Rutherford Street, Wilshire Avenue, US 601, NC 49, Zion Church Road, Flowes Store Road |
Irish Buffalo Creek is a 21.89miles 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.[3]
According to the Geographic Names Information System, it has also been known historically as:[3]
Irish Buffalo Creek rises about 1.5 miles west of Five Points, North Carolina, and then flows south and southeast to join the Rocky River about 3 miles northeast of Flows Store.[4]
Irish Buffalo Creek drains of area, receives about 46.9 in/year of precipitation, has a wetness index of 404.66, and is about 33% forested.[2]