Cold Water Creek is a long 4th order tributary to
Irish Buffalo Creek in
.
Course
Cold Water Creek rises about 0.5 miles northeast of
China Grove, North Carolina
China Grove is a town in Rowan County, North Carolina, United States. The population was 4,434 at the 2020 census. The town is located just north of Landis and south of Salisbury. It was one of the first towns in the United States to have Rura ...
, and then flows southeast and south to join
Irish Buffalo Creek about 3 miles northeast of Flows Store.
Watershed
Cold Water Creek drains of area, receives about 46.9 in/year of precipitation, has a wetness index of 397.40, and is about 41% forested.
References
Rivers of North Carolina
Rivers of Cabarrus County, North Carolina
Rivers of Rowan County, North Carolina
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