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Irish Buffalo Creek is a 21.89 mi (35.23 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.[1]

Variant names

According to the Geographic Names Information System, it has also been known historically as:[1]

  • Buffalo Creek

Course

Irish Buffalo Creek rises about 1.5 miles west of Five Points, North Carolina, and then flows south and southeast to join the Rocky River about 3 miles northeast of Flows Store.[2]

Watershed

Irish Buffalo Creek drains 110.35 square miles (285.8 km2) of area, receives about 46.9 in/year of precipitation, has a wetness index of 404.66, and is about 33% forested.[4]

References

  1. ^ a b c d "GNIS Detail - Irish Buffalo Creek". geonames.usgs.gov. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 13 November 2020.
  2. ^ a b c "Get Maps". USGS Topoview. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 13 November 2020.
  3. ^ "ArcGIS Web Application". epa.maps.arcgis.com. US EPA. Retrieved 13 November 2020.
  4. ^ a b c "Irish Buffalo Creek Watershed Report". US EPA Geoviewer. US EPA. Retrieved 13 November 2020.
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