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Little Buffalo Creek (Deep River tributary)

Coordinates: 35°34′44″N 079°11′21″W / 35.57889°N 79.18917°W / 35.57889; -79.18917
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Little Buffalo Creek
Tributary to Deep River
Map of Little Buffalo Creek mouth location
Map of Little Buffalo Creek mouth location
Location of Little Buffalo Creek mouth
Map of Little Buffalo Creek mouth location
Map of Little Buffalo Creek mouth location
Little Buffalo Creek (Deep River tributary) (the United States)
Location
CountryUnited States
StateNorth Carolina
CountyLee
CitySanford
Physical characteristics
Sourcedivide of Gasters Creek
 • locationSanford, North Carolina
 • coordinates35°27′43″N 079°09′12″W / 35.46194°N 79.15333°W / 35.46194; -79.15333[1]
 • elevation400 ft (120 m)[2]
MouthDeep 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 / 35.57889; -79.18917[1]
 • elevation
198 ft (60 m)[2]
Length9.33 mi (15.02 km)[3]
Basin size8.20 square miles (21.2 km2)[4]
Discharge 
 • locationDeep River
 • average9.80 cu ft/s (0.278 m3/s) at mouth with Deep River[4]
Basin features
ProgressionDeep RiverCape Fear RiverAtlantic Ocean
River systemDeep River
Tributaries 
 • leftunnamed tributaries
 • rightunnamed tributaries
Waterbodiesunnamed reservoir
BridgesUS 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

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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

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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

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  1. ^ a b "GNIS Detail - Little Buffalo Creek". geonames.usgs.gov. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 18 August 2020.
  2. ^ a b c "Big Buffalo Creek Topo Map in Lee". TopoZone. Locality, LLC. Retrieved 18 August 2020.
  3. ^ "ArcGIS Web Application". epa.maps.arcgis.com. US EPA. Retrieved 18 August 2020.
  4. ^ a b c "Little Buffalo Creek Watershed Report". US EPA Geoviewer. US EPA. Retrieved 18 August 2020.