Little Buffalo Creek (Deep River tributary)
| 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
[edit]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
[edit]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
[edit]- ^ a b "GNIS Detail - Little Buffalo Creek". geonames.usgs.gov. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 18 August 2020.
- ^ a b c "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.
- ^ a b c "Little Buffalo Creek Watershed Report". US EPA Geoviewer. US EPA. Retrieved 18 August 2020.