Cold Water Creek (Irish Buffalo Creek tributary)
| Cold Water Creek Tributary to Irish Buffalo Creek | |
|---|---|
| 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 |
| • elevation | 765 ft (233 m) |
| 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 |
• elevation | 508 ft (155 m) |
| Length | 19.59 mi (31.53 km) |
| Basin size | 64.06 square miles (165.9 km2) |
| Discharge | |
| • location | Irish Buffalo Creek |
| • average | 69.92 cu ft/s (1.980 m3/s) at mouth with Irish Buffalo Creek |
| 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.