| Buffalo Creek Wheeling Drainage Ditch | |
|---|---|
| Location | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Illinois |
| County | Lake, Cook |
| City | Lake Zurich, Kildeer, Long Grove, Arlington Heights, Buffalo Grove, Wheeling |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | |
| • location | Lake Zurich, Illinois |
| • coordinates | 42°11′14.5″N 88°3′52.8″W / 42.187361°N 88.064667°W |
| Mouth | Des Plaines River |
• location | Wheeling, Illinois |
• coordinates | 42°7′18″N 87°53′44.4″W / 42.12167°N 87.895667°W |
| Length | 10.40 miles |
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Buffalo Creek is an 11.2-mile-long (18.0 km)[2] tributary of the Des Plaines River. It begins in Lake Zurich, Illinois and flows mainly south-eastward through Kildeer, Long Grove, Buffalo Grove and Wheeling. In Wheeling, it is named Wheeling Drainage Ditch. It joins the Des Plaines River next to Chicago Executive Airport.