| Little Buffalo Creek Tributary to Deep River | |
|---|---|
  Location of Little Buffalo Creek mouth  Little Buffalo Creek (Deep River tributary) (the United States) | |
| Location | |
| Country | United States |
| State | North Carolina |
| County | Lee |
| City | Sanford |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | divide of Gasters Creek |
| • location | Sanford, North Carolina |
| • coordinates | 35°27′43″N 079°09′12″W / 35.46194°N 79.15333°W[1] |
| • elevation | 400 ft (120 m)[2] |
| Mouth | Deep River |
• location | about 2 miles east-northeast of Farmville, North Carolina |
• coordinates | 35°34′44″N 079°11′21″W / 35.57889°N 79.18917°W[1] |
• elevation | 198 ft (60 m)[2] |
| Length | 9.33 mi (15.02 km)[3] |
| Basin size | 8.20 square miles (21.2 km2)[4] |
| Discharge | |
| • location | Deep River |
| • average | 9.80 cu ft/s (0.278 m3/s) at mouth with Deep River[4] |
| Basin features | |
| Progression | Deep River → Cape Fear River → Atlantic Ocean |
| River system | Deep River |
| Tributaries | |
| • left | unnamed 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 9.33 mi (15.02 km) 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.[2]
Watershed
Little Buffalo Creek drains 8.20 square miles (21.2 km2) of area, receives about 47.6 in/year of precipitation, and has a wetness index of 458.86 and is about 35% forested.[4]
References
- 1 2 "GNIS Detail - Little Buffalo Creek". geonames.usgs.gov. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 18 August 2020.
- 1 2 3 "Big Buffalo Creek Topo Map in Lee". TopoZone. Locality, LLC. Retrieved 18 August 2020.
- ↑ "ArcGIS Web Application". epa.maps.arcgis.com. US EPA. Retrieved 18 August 2020.
- 1 2 3 "Little Buffalo Creek Watershed Report". US EPA Geoviewer. US EPA. Retrieved 18 August 2020.
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