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Dutch Buffalo Creek
Dutch Buffalo Creek is a long 4th order tributary to the Rocky River in Cabarrus County, North Carolina. This is the only stream of this name in the United States. Variant names According to the Geographic Names Information System The Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) is a database of name and locative information about more than two million physical and cultural features throughout the United States and its territories, Antarctica, and the associated states of ..., it has also been known historically as: *Dutch Buffaloe Creek Course Dutch Buffalo Creek rises in Bostian Heights, North Carolina in Rowan County, and then flows southeast into Cabarrus County and then turns south-southwest to join the Rocky River about 0.25 miles southwest of Georgeville. Watershed Dutch Buffalo Creek drains of area, receives about 47.1 in/year of precipitation, has a wetness index of 416.58, and is about 48% forested. References Rivers of North Carolina Rivers of Cabarru ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
United States
The United States of America (U.S.A. or USA), commonly known as the United States (U.S. or US) or America, is a country primarily located in North America. It consists of 50 states, a federal district, five major unincorporated territories, nine Minor Outlying Islands, and 326 Indian reservations. The United States is also in free association with three Pacific Island sovereign states: the Federated States of Micronesia, the Marshall Islands, and the Republic of Palau. It is the world's third-largest country by both land and total area. It shares land borders with Canada to its north and with Mexico to its south and has maritime borders with the Bahamas, Cuba, Russia, and other nations. With a population of over 333 million, it is the most populous country in the Americas and the third most populous in the world. The national capital of the United States is Washington, D.C. and its most populous city and principal financial center is New York City. Paleo-Americ ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
North Carolina
North Carolina () is a state in the Southeastern region of the United States. The state is the 28th largest and 9th-most populous of the United States. It is bordered by Virginia to the north, the Atlantic Ocean to the east, Georgia and South Carolina to the south, and Tennessee to the west. In the 2020 census, the state had a population of 10,439,388. Raleigh is the state's capital and Charlotte is its largest city. The Charlotte metropolitan area, with a population of 2,595,027 in 2020, is the most-populous metropolitan area in North Carolina, the 21st-most populous in the United States, and the largest banking center in the nation after New York City. The Raleigh-Durham-Cary combined statistical area is the second-largest metropolitan area in the state and 32nd-most populous in the United States, with a population of 2,043,867 in 2020, and is home to the largest research park in the United States, Research Triangle Park. The earliest evidence of human occupation i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cabarrus County, North Carolina
Cabarrus County ( ) , from the North Carolina Collection's website at the . Retrieved February 8, 2013. is a located in the south-central part of the U.S. state of . As of the 2020 census, the population was 225,80 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rowan County, North Carolina
Rowan County is a County (United States), county in the U.S. state of North Carolina that was formed in 1753, as part of the British Province of North Carolina. It was originally a vast territory with unlimited western boundaries, but its size was reduced to 524 sq mi after several counties were formed from Rowan County in the 18th and 19th centuries. As of the 2020 United States census, 2020 census, its population was 146,875. Its county seat, Salisbury, North Carolina, Salisbury, is the oldest continuously populated European-American town in the western half of North Carolina. Rowan County is located northeast of Charlotte, North Carolina, Charlotte, and is considered part of the Charlotte metropolitan area. History Early history The first Europeans to enter what is now Rowan County were members of the Spanish expedition of Juan Pardo (explorer), Juan Pardo in 1567. They established a fort and a mission in the native village of Guatari, believed to be located near the Yadkin Ri ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rocky River (North Carolina)
The Rocky River is a river in the Piedmont region of North Carolina. It begins in Iredell County near Mooresville and flows south into Cabarrus County, where it is the principal waterway in the county. The river continues southeastward to form the line between Stanly, Union, and Anson counties. It empties into the Pee Dee River just below Norwood, North Carolina at the junction of Stanly, Montgomery, Anson, and Richmond counties, at the foot of the Uwharrie Mountains. Efforts are being made to boost tourism and canoe and kayak recreation along Rocky River "Blueway" as part of the Carolina Thread Trail Carolina may refer to: Geography * The Carolinas, the U.S. states of North and South Carolina ** North Carolina, a U.S. state ** South Carolina, a U.S. state * Province of Carolina, a British province until 1712 * Carolina, Alabama, a town in .... Private, non-profit organizations have developed park lands for improved river access, but some controversy ensued. Refe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pee Dee River
The Pee Dee River, also known as the Great Pee Dee River, is a river in the Carolinas of the United States. It originates in the Appalachian Mountains in North Carolina, where its upper course, above the mouth of the Uwharrie River The Uwharrie River () is a long river, in the Piedmont region of central North Carolina in the United States. It is a tributary of the Pee Dee River, which flows to the Atlantic Ocean. Course The Uwharrie River rises in northwestern Randolph ..., is known as the Yadkin River. The river empties into Winyah Bay, and then into the Atlantic Ocean near Georgetown, South Carolina, Georgetown. The northeastern counties of South Carolina compose the Pee Dee region of the state. The exposed rock formations along its course are the source of a NIST Peedee Formation, reference standard. It is an important source of electric power and public water supplies, as well as recreational use. While the Pee Dee is free-flowing in South Carolina, upstream in No ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Winyah Bay
The Winyaw were a Native American tribe living near Winyah Bay, Black River, and the lower course of the Pee Dee River in South Carolina. The Winyaw people disappeared as a distinct entity after 1720 and are thought to have merged with the Waccamaw. Name The meaning of the name ''Winyaw'' is unknown. Winyaw has also been written as Winyah, Weenee, and Wineaw. History The Winyaw might have been the Yenyohol mentioned in 1521 by Francisco de Chicora, a Native American captive held by the Spanish. If so, they may have been carried away during Lucas Vázquez de Ayllón's expedition during that same year. The Winyaw were first mentioned by colonists of South Carolina after 1670. The tribe at first allied with the English colonists who settled in Charles Town, but this friendship soon was shattered when European slave dealers instigated a war against them in 1683 as an excuse to capture slaves. During the Tuscarora War of 1711, John Barnwell brought 24 "Wineaws" on his expedition ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Atlantic Ocean
The Atlantic Ocean is the second-largest of the world's five oceans, with an area of about . It covers approximately 20% of Earth's surface and about 29% of its water surface area. It is known to separate the " Old World" of Africa, Europe and Asia from the "New World" of the Americas in the European perception of the World. The Atlantic Ocean occupies an elongated, S-shaped basin extending longitudinally between Europe and Africa to the east, and North and South America to the west. As one component of the interconnected World Ocean, it is connected in the north to the Arctic Ocean, to the Pacific Ocean in the southwest, the Indian Ocean in the southeast, and the Southern Ocean in the south (other definitions describe the Atlantic as extending southward to Antarctica). The Atlantic Ocean is divided in two parts, by the Equatorial Counter Current, with the North(ern) Atlantic Ocean and the South(ern) Atlantic Ocean split at about 8°N. Scientific explorations of the A ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jennie Wolf Creek
Jennie Wolf Creek is a long 2nd order tributary to Dutch Buffalo Creek in Cabarrus County, North Carolina. This is the only stream of this name in the United States. Variant names According to the Geographic Names Information System, it has also been known historically as: *Schene Wolf Creek Course Jennie Wolf Creek rises about 2 miles south-southeast of Shupings Mill, North Carolina in Rowan County, and then flows south-southeast into Cabarrus County Cabarrus County ( ) , from the North Carolina Collection's website at the Watershed Jennie Wolf Creek drains of area, receives about 46.9 in/year of precipitation, has a wetness index of 435.87, and is about 54% forested.[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Black Run Creek
Black Run Creek is a long first order tributary to Dutch Buffalo Creek in Cabarrus County, North Carolina. Course Black Run Creek rises about 4 miles northeast of Watts Crossroads, North Carolina, and then follows a southerly course to join Dutch Buffalo Creek about 2 miles north of Mount Pleasant, North Carolina, Mount Pleasant. Watershed Black Run Creek drains of area, receives about 47.1 in/year of precipitation, has a wetness index of 433.00, and is about 43% forested. References Rivers of North Carolina Rivers of Cabarrus County, North Carolina {{NorthCarolina-river-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Little Buffalo Creek (Dutch Buffalo Creek Tributary)
Little Buffalo Creek is a long 3rd order tributary to Dutch Buffalo Creek in Cabarrus County, North Carolina. Course Little Buffalo Creek rises in a pond about 0.5 miles northwest of Gold Hill, North Carolina in Rowan County, and then flows southwest into Cabarrus County Cabarrus County ( ) , from the North Carolina Collection's website at the Mount Pleasant.
Watershed Little Buffalo Creek drains of area, receives about 47.3 in/year of precipitation, has a wetness index of 390.20, and is about 50% forested.References ...[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lick Branch (Dutch Buffalo Creek Tributary)
Lick Branch is a long 1st order tributary to Dutch Buffalo Creek in Cabarrus County, North Carolina. Course Lick Branch rises about 3 miles east of Kannapolis, North Carolina Kannapolis () is a city in Cabarrus and Rowan counties, in the U.S. state of North Carolina, northwest of Concord and northeast of Charlotte and is a suburb in the Charlotte metropolitan area. The city of Kannapolis was incorporated in 1984. Th ... in Rowan County, and then flows southeast into Cabarrus County to join Dutch Buffalo Creek about 1 mile west of Rimer. Watershed Lick Branch drains of area, receives about 46.8 in/year of precipitation, has a wetness index of 411.61, and is about 51% forested. References Rivers of North Carolina Rivers of Cabarrus County, North Carolina Rivers of Rowan County, North Carolina {{NorthCarolina-river-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
