Irish Buffalo Creek facts for kids

Quick facts for kids Irish Buffalo Creek
Show map of North Carolina Show map of the United States Location of Irish Buffalo Creek mouth
Other name(s)	Tributary to Rocky River
Country	United States
State	North Carolina
County	Cabarrus Rowan
City	Concord
Physical characteristics
Main source	Kerr Creek divide about 1.5 miles west of Five Points, North Carolina 850 ft (260 m) 35°33′03″N 080°40′46″W / 35.55083°N 80.67944°W / 35.55083; -80.67944
River mouth	Rocky River about 3 miles northeast of Flows Store, North Carolina 498 ft (152 m) 35°20′19″N 080°32′18″W / 35.33861°N 80.53833°W / 35.33861; -80.53833
Length	21.89 mi (35.23 km)
Basin features
Progression	south and southeast
River system	Pee Dee River
Basin size	110.35 square miles (285.8 km2)
Tributaries	Left: Cold Water Creek Right: unnamed tributaries
Waterbodies	Kannapolis Lake
Bridges	Saw Road, Cannon Farm Road, Enochville Road, W C Street, Pine Street, Mooresville Road, Rogers Lake Road, Orphanage Road, I-85, NC 73, US 29-NC 73, McGill Avenue, Cabarrus Avenue, Rutherford Street, Wilshire Avenue, US 601, NC 49, Zion Church Road, Flowes Store Road

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.

Variant names

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

• 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.

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.