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 |
| • elevation | 285 ft (87 m) |
| 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 |
• elevation | 205 ft (62 m) |
| Length | 7.48 mi (12.04 km) |
| Basin size | 20.28 square miles (52.5 km2) |
| Discharge | |
| • location | Deep River |
| • average | 23.35 cu ft/s (0.661 m3/s) at mouth with Deep River |
| 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.