Jennie Wolf Creek
Stream in North Carolina, USA
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Jennie Wolf Creek is a 6.67 mi (10.73 km) 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.[2]
| Jennie Wolf Creek Tributary to Dutch Buffalo Creek | |
|---|---|
  Location of Jennie Wolf Creek mouth  Jennie Wolf Creek (the United States) | |
| Location | |
| Country | United States |
| State | North Carolina |
| County | Cabarrus Rowan |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | Second Creek divide |
| • location | about 2 miles south-southeast of Shupings Mill, North Carolina[1] |
| • coordinates | 35°31′38″N 080°21′20″W[2] |
| • elevation | 780 ft (240 m)[1] |
| Mouth | Dutch Buffalo Creek |
• location | about 2 miles south of Watts Crossroads, North Carolina[3] |
• coordinates | 35°26′31″N 080°27′17″W[2] |
• elevation | 598 ft (182 m)[3] |
| Length | 6.67 mi (10.73 km)[4] |
| Basin size | 8.98 square miles (23.3 km2)[5] |
| Discharge | |
| • location | Dutch Buffalo Creek |
| • average | 9.98 cu ft/s (0.283 m3/s) at mouth with Dutch Buffalo Creek[5] |
| Basin features | |
| Progression | Dutch Buffalo Creek → Rocky River → Pee Dee River → Winyah Bay → Atlantic Ocean |
| River system | Pee Dee River |
| Tributaries | |
| • left | unnamed tributaries |
| • right | unnamed tributaries |
| Bridges | Graystone Road, Sisk-Carter Road, Kluttz Road, Gold Hill Road |
Variant names
According to the Geographic Names Information System, it has also been known historically as:[2]
- Schene Wolf Creek
Course
Jennie Wolf Creek rises about 2 miles south-southeast of Shupings Mill, North Carolina in Rowan County,[1] and then flows south-southeast into Cabarrus County to join Dutch Buffalo Creek about 2 miles south of Watts Crossroads.[3]
Watershed
Jennie Wolf Creek drains 8.98 square miles (23.3 km2) of area, receives about 46.9 in/year of precipitation, has a wetness index of 435.87, and is about 54% forested.[5]