Buffalo River
The Buffalo River drains a 447-square-mile watershed in Western New York state, emptying into the eastern end of Lake Erie at the City of Buffalo. The river has three tributaries: Cayuga Creek, Buffalo Creek, and Cazenovia Creek.
- Type: Stream
- Description: river in Erie County, New York, United States
- Also known as: “Big Buffalo Creek”, “Buffalo Creek”, and “reka Buffalo”
Places of Interest
Highlights: Buffalo Main Light and KeyBank Center.
KeyBank Center
Stadium
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Canalside and Buffalo.
Buffalo River
- Categories: river and body of water
- Location: Erie County, Niagara Frontier, New York, Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America
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Latitude
42.87839° or 42° 52′ 42″ north
Longitude
-78.88642° or 78° 53′ 11″ west
Elevation
571 feet (174 metres)
Open location code
87J3V4H7+9C
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In Other Languages
From Bavarian to Welsh—“Buffalo River” goes by many names.
- Bavarian: “Buffalo River”
- Catalan: “Buffalo”
- Cebuano: “Buffalo River”
- Chinese: “布法罗河”
- Egyptian Arabic: “نهر بافالو”
- French: “Buffalo River”
- Irish: “Abhainn Buffalo”
- Italian: “Buffalo River”
- Japanese: “バッファロー川 (ニューヨーク州)”
- Slovenian: “Buffalo”
- Venetian: “Buffalo”
- Welsh: “Afon Buffalo”
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Localities in the Area
Places to explore: Fort Erie Beach and Erie Beach.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights: Buffalo Entrance Channel and Erie Basin.
Niagara Frontier: Must-Visit Destinations
Worth a closer look: Buffalo and West Side.
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