Little Buffalo Creek (Deep River tributary) explained

Little Buffalo Creek
Name Other:Tributary to Deep River
Map Size:300
Pushpin Map:USA North Carolina#USA
Pushpin Map Size:300
Pushpin Map Caption:Location of Little Buffalo Creek mouth
Pushpin Map Alt:Map of Little Buffalo Creek mouth location
Subdivision Type1:Country
Subdivision Name1:United States
Subdivision Type2:State
Subdivision Name2:North Carolina
Subdivision Type3:County
Subdivision Name3:Lee
Subdivision Type4:City
Subdivision Name4:Sanford
Length:9.33miles[1]
Discharge1 Location:Deep River
Discharge1 Avg:9.8cuft/s at mouth with Deep River[2]
Source1:divide of Gasters Creek
Source1 Location:Sanford, North Carolina
Source1 Coordinates:35.4619°N -79.1533°W[3]
Source1 Elevation:400feet[4]
Mouth:Deep River
Mouth Location:about 2 miles east-northeast of Farmville, North Carolina
Mouth Coordinates:35.5789°N -79.1892°W
Mouth Elevation:198feet
Progression:Deep RiverCape Fear RiverAtlantic Ocean
River System:Deep River
Tributaries Left:unnamed tributaries
Tributaries Right:unnamed tributaries
Waterbodies:unnamed reservoir
Bridges:US 421, E Rose Street, S 3rd Street, Hickory Avenue, Maple Avenue, McIver Street, Charlotte Avenue, E Chisholm Street, E Weatherspoon Street, NC 87, Amos Bridges Road, US 1, Oak Park Road, Deep River Road

Little Buffalo Creek is a 9.33miles long 2nd order tributary to the Deep River in Lee County, North Carolina.

Course

Little Buffalo Creek rises in Sanford, North Carolina and then flows north to the Deep River about 2 miles east-northeast of Farmville, North Carolina.[5]

Watershed

Little Buffalo Creek drains of area, receives about 47.6 in/year of precipitation, and has a wetness index of 458.86 and is about 35% forested.[2]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: ArcGIS Web Application . epa.maps.arcgis.com . US EPA . 18 August 2020.
  2. Web site: Little Buffalo Creek Watershed Report . US EPA Geoviewer . US EPA . 18 August 2020.
  3. Web site: GNIS Detail - Little Buffalo Creek . geonames.usgs.gov . US Geological Survey . 18 August 2020.
  4. Web site: Big Buffalo Creek Topo Map in Lee . TopoZone . Locality, LLC . 18 August 2020 . en.
  5. Web site: Big Buffalo Creek Topo Map in Lee . TopoZone . Locality, LLC . 18 August 2020 . en.