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Buffalo Creek (Deep River tributary)

Coordinates: 35°28′39″N 079°30′20″W / 35.47750°N 79.50556°W / 35.47750; -79.50556
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Buffalo Creek
Tributary to Deep River
Map of Buffalo Creek mouth location
Map of Buffalo Creek mouth location
Location of Buffalo Creek mouth
Map of Buffalo Creek mouth location
Map of Buffalo Creek mouth location
Buffalo Creek (Deep River tributary) (the United States)
Location
CountryUnited States
StateNorth Carolina
CountyMoore
Physical characteristics
SourceSuck Creek divide
 • locationPond about 0.5 miles northeast of Zion Grove, North Carolina
 • coordinates35°22′16″N 079°33′38″W / 35.37111°N 79.56056°W / 35.37111; -79.56056[1]
 • elevation615 ft (187 m)[2]
MouthDeep River
 • location
about 0.5 miles southeast of High Falls, North Carolina
 • coordinates
35°28′39″N 079°30′20″W / 35.47750°N 79.50556°W / 35.47750; -79.50556[1]
 • elevation
265 ft (81 m)[2]
Length12.73 mi (20.49 km)[3]
Basin size21.80 square miles (56.5 km2)[4]
Discharge 
 • locationDeep River
 • average21.8 cu ft/s (0.62 m3/s) at mouth with Deep River[4]
Basin features
ProgressionDeep RiverCape Fear RiverAtlantic Ocean
River systemDeep River
Tributaries 
 • leftMeadow Creek
 • rightGold Mine Branch
BridgesNC 24-27, Plank Road, Ritter Road, NC 22

Buffalo Creek is a 12.73 mi (20.49 km) long 3rd order tributary to the Deep River in Moore County, North Carolina.

Course

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Buffalo Creek rises in a pond about 0.5 miles northeast of Zion Grove, North Carolina in Moore County and then flows north to join the Deep River about 0.5 miles southeast of High Falls, North Carolina.[2]

Watershed

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Buffalo Creek drains 21.80 square miles (56.5 km2) of area, receives about 48.1 in/year of precipitation, and has a wetness index of 423.53 and is about 65% forested.[4]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b "GNIS Detail - Buffalo Creek". geonames.usgs.gov. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 25 August 2020.
  2. ^ a b c "Bear Creek Topo Map in Moore". TopoZone. Locality, LLC. Retrieved 25 August 2020.
  3. ^ "ArcGIS Web Application". epa.maps.arcgis.com. US EPA. Retrieved 25 August 2020.
  4. ^ a b c "Buffalo Creek Watershed Report". US EPA Geoviewer. US EPA. Retrieved 25 August 2020.