| Cold Water Creek Tributary to Irish Buffalo Creek | |
|---|---|
  Location of Cold Water Creek mouth  Cold Water Creek (Irish Buffalo Creek tributary) (the United States) | |
| Location | |
| Country | United States |
| State | North Carolina |
| County | Cabarrus Rowan |
| City | Kannapolis China Grove |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | Town Creek divide |
| • location | about 0.5 miles northeast of China Grove, North Carolina |
| • coordinates | 35°34′42″N 080°33′21″W / 35.57833°N 80.55583°W[1] |
| • elevation | 765 ft (233 m)[2] |
| Mouth | Irish Buffalo Creek |
• location | about 3 miles northeast of Flows Store, North Carolina |
• coordinates | 35°19′45″N 080°32′03″W / 35.32917°N 80.53417°W[1] |
• elevation | 508 ft (155 m)[2] |
| Length | 19.59 mi (31.53 km)[3] |
| Basin size | 64.06 square miles (165.9 km2)[4] |
| Discharge | |
| • location | Irish Buffalo Creek |
| • average | 69.92 cu ft/s (1.980 m3/s) at mouth with Irish Buffalo Creek[4] |
| Basin features | |
| Progression | Irish Buffalo Creek → Rocky River → Pee Dee River → Winyah Bay → Atlantic Ocean |
| River system | Pee Dee River |
| Tributaries | |
| • left | Little Cold Water Creek |
| • right | Threemile Branch |
| Waterbodies | Lake Fisher |
| Bridges | NC 152, Lentz Road, Old Beatty Ford Road, Bostian Road, Moose Road, Lane Street, Brantley Road, Centergrove Road, US 601-I-85, Old Salisbury Concord Road, Corban Avenue, Old Airport Road, NC 49-73, US 601 |
Cold Water Creek is a 19.59 mi (31.53 km) long 4th order tributary to Irish Buffalo Creek in Cabarrus County, North Carolina.
Course
Cold Water Creek rises about 0.5 miles northeast of China Grove, North Carolina, and then flows southeast and south to join Irish Buffalo Creek about 3 miles northeast of Flows Store.[2]
Watershed
Cold Water Creek drains 64.06 square miles (165.9 km2) of area, receives about 46.9 in/year of precipitation, has a wetness index of 397.40, and is about 41% forested.[4]
References
- 1 2 "GNIS Detail - Cold Water Creek". geonames.usgs.gov. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 13 November 2020.
- 1 2 3 "Get Maps". USGS Topoview. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 13 November 2020.
- ↑ "ArcGIS Web Application". epa.maps.arcgis.com. US EPA. Retrieved 13 November 2020.
- 1 2 3 "Cold Water Creek Watershed Report". US EPA Geoviewer. US EPA. Retrieved 13 November 2020.
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