Dutch Buffalo Creek facts for kids

Quick facts for kids Dutch Buffalo Creek
Show map of North Carolina Show map of the United States Location of Dutch Buffalo Creek mouth
Other name(s)	Tributary to Rocky River
Country	United States
State	North Carolina
County	Cabarrus Rowan
Physical characteristics
Main source	Crane Creek divide Bostain Heights, North Carolina 810 ft (250 m) 35°33′24″N 080°30′28″W / 35.55667°N 80.50778°W / 35.55667; -80.50778
River mouth	Rocky River about 0.25 miles southwest of Georgeville, North Carolina 468 ft (143 m) 35°18′30″N 080°28′00″W / 35.30833°N 80.46667°W / 35.30833; -80.46667
Length	25.16 mi (40.49 km)
Basin features
Progression	southeast and south-southwest
River system	Pee Dee River
Basin size	98.68 square miles (255.6 km2)
Tributaries	Left: Jennie Wolf Creek Black Run Creek Little Buffalo Creek Right: Lick Branch Adams Creek
Bridges	Paulownia Drive, Rogers Road, Old Beatty Ford Road, Sapp Road, Barrier Road, Gold Hill Road, Cline School Road, Mt Pleasant Road, Mt Olive Road, NC 49, NC 73, Bowman-Barrier Road, Barrier Store Road, Miami Church Road, NC 200

Dutch Buffalo Creek is a 25.16 mi (40.49 km) long 4th order tributary to the Rocky River in Cabarrus County, North Carolina. This is the only stream of this name in the United States.

Variant names

According to the Geographic Names Information System, it has also been known historically as:

• Dutch Buffaloe Creek

Course

Dutch Buffalo Creek rises in Bostian Heights, North Carolina in Rowan County, and then flows southeast into Cabarrus County and then turns south-southwest to join the Rocky River about 0.25 miles southwest of Georgeville.

Watershed

Dutch Buffalo Creek drains 98.68 square miles (255.6 km²) of area, receives about 47.1 in/year of precipitation, has a wetness index of 416.58, and is about 48% forested.