| Buffalo Creek | |
|---|---|
&sq=Envato&lang=en&file=File:Buffalo_Creek_Mannington.jpg) Buffalo Creek in Mannington in 2010 | |
&sq=Envato&lang=en&file=File:USA_West_Virginia_relief_location_map.svg)  Location of the mouth of Buffalo Creek in Fairmont, West Virginia | |
| Location | |
| Country | United States |
| State | West Virginia |
| County | Marion |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | |
| • location | near Brink |
| • coordinates | 39°32′22″N 80°29′22″W / 39.5395288°N 80.4895332°W[1] |
| • elevation | 1,355 ft (413 m)[2] |
| Mouth | Monongahela River |
• location | Fairmont |
• coordinates | 39°29′44″N 80°07′30″W / 39.4956401°N 80.1250769°W[1] |
• elevation | 860 ft (260 m)[1] |
| Length | 30.2 mi (48.6 km) |
| Basin size | 125 sq mi (320 km2) |
| Discharge | |
| • location | Barrackville |
| • minimum | 0 cu ft/s (0 m3/s) |
| • maximum | 10,400 cu ft/s (290 m3/s) |
| Basin features | |
| Tributaries | |
| • left | Pyles Fork |
Buffalo Creek is a tributary of the Monongahela River, 30.2 miles (48.6 km) long,[3] in northern West Virginia, in the United States. Via the Monongahela and Ohio rivers, it is part of the watershed of the Mississippi River, draining an area of 125 square miles (320 km2)[4] on the unglaciated portion of the Allegheny Plateau. The stream's entire course and drainage basin are in Marion County.
- ^ a b c Geographic Names Information System. "Geographic Names Information System entry for Buffalo Creek (Feature ID #1536638)". Retrieved 2011-10-14.
- ^ Google Earth elevation for GNIS source coordinates. Retrieved on 2011-10-14.
- ^ United States Environmental Protection Agency. "Watershed Assessment, Tracking & Environmental Results: Assessment Summary for Reporting Year 2008, West Virginia, Upper Monongahela Watershed". Archived from the original on 2024-05-25. Retrieved 2011-10-14.
- ^ West Virginia Department of Environmental Protection. "Monongahela River". Watershed Atlas Project. Archived from the original on 2005-04-04. Retrieved 2011-10-14.