Buffalo Creek (Monongahela River tributary)
Buffalo Creek is a tributary of the Monongahela River, 30.2 miles (48.6 km) long, 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) on the unglaciated portion of the Allegheny Plateau. The stream's entire course and drainage basin are in Marion County.
| Buffalo Creek | |
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Buffalo Creek in Mannington in 2010 | |
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 | 39.5395288°N 80.4895332°W |
| • elevation | 1,355 ft (413 m) |
| Mouth | Monongahela River |
• location | Fairmont |
• coordinates | 39.4956401°N 80.1250769°W |
• elevation | 860 ft (260 m) |
| 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 |
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