Little Buffalo River (Tennessee)

The Little Buffalo River is an 18.1-mile-long (29.1 km)[1] tributary of the Buffalo River in the U.S. state of Tennessee. Via the Buffalo, Duck, Tennessee, and Ohio rivers, it reaches the Mississippi River.

Little Buffalo River
Physical characteristics
Source 
  locationnorthern Lawrence County, near Laurel Hill.
  coordinates35.2973°N 87.4739°W / 35.2973; -87.4739[1]
  elevation980 ft (300 m)
Mouth 
  location
confluence with the Buffalo River near State Route 99 in Lewis County
  coordinates
35.4504°N 87.5314°W / 35.4504; -87.5314[1]
  elevation
673 ft (205 m)
Length18.1 mi (29.1 km)
Basin features
ProgressionLawrence County
Lewis County
River systemTennessee River Basin

It rises a short distance south of Deerfield in northern Lawrence County, Tennessee, near Laurel Hill. Its major tributaries are Jacks Branch, which follows the Natchez Trace Parkway for approximately a mile and is the site of picnic areas, trails, and rest rooms, and Chief Creek, which is also crossed by the Natchez Trace Parkway, as is the Little Buffalo itself. The Little Buffalo empties into the Buffalo River near State Route 99 in Lewis County.

The Hydrologic Unit Code (HUC-12) for the Little Buffalo is 060400040106. The Little Buffalo is a part of the Upper Buffalo River watershed which is HUC-10 0604000401.

See also

References

  1. U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline data. The National Map Archived 2012-03-29 at the Wayback Machine, accessed June 8, 2011


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