Irish Buffalo Creek

Stream in North Carolina, USA

Irish Buffalo Creek

Tributary to Rocky River

Location of Irish Buffalo Creek mouth

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Irish Buffalo Creek (the United States)

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Location
Country| United States
State| North Carolina
County| Cabarrus
Rowan
City| Concord
Physical characteristics
Source| Kerr Creek divide
• location| about 1.5 miles west of Five Points, North Carolina
• coordinates| 35°33′03″N 080°40′46″W﻿ / ﻿35.55083°N 80.67944°W﻿ / 35.55083; -80.67944[1]
• elevation| 850 ft (260 m)[2]
Mouth| Rocky River

• location

| about 3 miles northeast of Flows Store, North Carolina

• coordinates

| 35°20′19″N 080°32′18″W﻿ / ﻿35.33861°N 80.53833°W﻿ / 35.33861; -80.53833[1]

• elevation

| 498 ft (152 m)[2]
Length| 21.89 mi (35.23 km)[3]
Basin size| 110.35 square miles (285.8 km2)[4]
Discharge|
• location| Rocky River
• average| 118.06 cu ft/s (3.343 m3/s) at mouth with Rocky River[4]
Basin features
Progression| Rocky River → Pee Dee River → Winyah Bay → Atlantic Ocean
River system| Pee Dee River
Tributaries|
• left| Cold Water Creek
• 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 21.89 mi (35.23 km) 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.[1]

## Variant names[edit]

According to the Geographic Names Information System, it has also been known historically as:[1]

* Buffalo Creek

## Course[edit]

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.[2]

## Watershed[edit]

Irish Buffalo Creek drains 110.35 square miles (285.8 km2) of area, receives about 46.9 in/year of precipitation, has a wetness index of 404.66, and is about 33% forested.[4]

## References[edit]

1. ^ a b c d "GNIS Detail - Irish Buffalo Creek". geonames.usgs.gov. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 13 November 2020.
2. ^ a b c "Get Maps". USGS Topoview. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 13 November 2020.
3. ^ "ArcGIS Web Application". epa.maps.arcgis.com. US EPA. Retrieved 13 November 2020.
4. ^ a b c "Irish Buffalo Creek Watershed Report". US EPA Geoviewer. US EPA. Retrieved 13 November 2020.

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