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| Little Buffalo River | |
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| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | |
| • location | northernLawrence County, near Laurel Hill. |
| • coordinates | 35°17′50″N87°28′26″W / 35.2973°N 87.4739°W /35.2973; -87.4739[1] |
| • elevation | 980 ft (300 m) |
| Mouth | |
• location | confluence with theBuffalo River nearState Route 99 inLewis County |
• coordinates | 35°27′01″N87°31′53″W / 35.4504°N 87.5314°W /35.4504; -87.5314[1] |
• elevation | 673 ft (205 m) |
| Length | 18.1 mi (29.1 km) |
| Basin features | |
| Progression | Lawrence County Lewis County |
| River system | Tennessee River Basin |
TheLittle Buffalo River is an 18.1-mile-long (29.1 km)[1] tributary of theBuffalo River in theU.S. state ofTennessee. Via the Buffalo,Duck,Tennessee, andOhio rivers, it reaches theMississippi River.
It rises a short distance south of Deerfield in northernLawrence County, Tennessee, near Laurel Hill. Its major tributaries are Jacks Branch, which follows theNatchez 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 nearState Route 99 inLewis County.
TheHydrologic 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.
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