Little Buffalo Creek (Dutch Buffalo Creek tributary) explained

Little Buffalo Creek
Name Other:Tributary to Dutch Buffalo Creek
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:Cabarrus
Rowan
Length:8.74miles[1]
Discharge1 Location:Dutch Buffalo Creek
Discharge1 Avg:20.02cuft/s at mouth with Dutch Buffalo Creek[2]
Source1:Reedy Creek divide
Source1 Location:pond about 0.5 miles northwest of Gold Hill, North Carolina[3]
Source1 Coordinates:35.5272°N -80.3556°W[4]
Source1 Elevation:745feet
Mouth:Dutch Buffalo Creek
Mouth Location:about 1.5 miles northeast of Mount Pleasant, North Carolina[5]
Mouth Coordinates:35.4208°N -80.4061°W
Mouth Elevation:524feet
Progression:Dutch Buffalo CreekRocky RiverPee Dee RiverWinyah BayAtlantic Ocean
River System:Pee Dee River
Tributaries Left:Butcher Branch
Tributaries Right:unnamed tributaries
Bridges:Old Beatty Ford Road, Old Mine Road, Kluttz Road, Sansbury Road, Drye Road, NC 49

Little Buffalo Creek is a 8.74miles long 3rd order tributary to Dutch Buffalo Creek in Cabarrus County, North Carolina.

Course

Little Buffalo Creek rises in a pond about 0.5 miles northwest of Gold Hill, North Carolina in Rowan County,[3] and then flows southwest into Cabarrus County to join Dutch Buffalo Creek about 1.5 miles northeast of Mount Pleasant.[5]

Watershed

Little Buffalo Creek drains of area, receives about 47.3 in/year of precipitation, has a wetness index of 390.20, and is about 50% forested.[2]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: ArcGIS Web Application . epa.maps.arcgis.com . US EPA . 14 November 2020.
  2. Web site: Little Buffalo Creek Watershed Report . US EPA Geoviewer . US EPA . 14 November 2020.
  3. Web site: Get Maps . USGS Topoview . US Geological Survey . 14 November 2020 . en.
  4. Web site: GNIS Detail - Little Buffalo Creek . geonames.usgs.gov . US Geological Survey . 14 November 2020.
  5. Web site: Get Maps . USGS Topoview . US Geological Survey . 14 November 2020 . en.