Big Buffalo Creek (Deep River tributary)
| Big Buffalo Creek Tributary to Deep River | |
|---|---|
  Location of Big Buffalo Creek mouth  Big Buffalo Creek (Deep River tributary) (the United States) | |
| Location | |
| Country | United States |
| State | North Carolina |
| County | Lee |
| City | Sanford |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | confluence of Skunk Creek and Persimmon Creek |
| • location | Sanford, North Carolina |
| • coordinates | 35°28′33″N 079°11′48″W / 35.47583°N 79.19667°W[1] |
| • elevation | 285 ft (87 m)[2] |
| Mouth | Deep River |
• location | about 0.25 miles southeast of Cumnock, North Carolina |
• coordinates | 35°33′08″N 079°13′34″W / 35.55222°N 79.22611°W[1] |
• elevation | 205 ft (62 m)[2] |
| Length | 7.48 mi (12.04 km)[3] |
| Basin size | 20.28 square miles (52.5 km2)[4] |
| Discharge | |
| • location | Deep River |
| • average | 23.35 cu ft/s (0.661 m3/s) at mouth with Deep River[4] |
| Basin features | |
| Progression | Deep River → Cape Fear River → Atlantic Ocean |
| River system | Deep River |
| Tributaries | |
| • left | Persimmon Creek Purgatory Branch |
| • right | Skunk Creek |
| Bridges | US1-US15, Carbonton Road, Old Carbonton Road, Spring Lane, US 421, McNeill Road, US 421, Cotten Road |
Big Buffalo Creek is a 20.28 mi (32.64 km) long 3rd order tributary to the Deep River in Lee County, North Carolina.
Course
[edit]Big Buffalo Creek is formed at the confluence of Skunk Creek and Persimmon Creek in Sanford, North Carolina and then flows northwest to the Deep River about 0.25 miles southeast of Cumnock, North Carolina.[2]
Watershed
[edit]Big Buffalo Creek drains 20.28 square miles (52.5 km2) of area, receives about 47.7 in/year of precipitation, and has a wetness index of 418.37 and is about 42% forested.[4]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ a b "GNIS Detail - Big 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 "Big Buffalo Creek Watershed Report". US EPA Geoviewer. US EPA. Retrieved 18 August 2020.