Dutch Creek (Niobrara River tributary)
Appearance
Dutch Creek Tributary to Niobrara River | |
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Location | |
Country | United States |
State | Nebraska |
County | Brown |
Physical characteristics | |
Source | Sand Draw divide |
• location | about 1-mile northwest of Park Row School |
• coordinates | 42°41′56.00″N 099°49′46.00″W / 42.6988889°N 99.8294444°W[1] |
• elevation | 2,338 ft (713 m)[1] |
Mouth | Niobrara River |
• location | about 8 miles southeast of Meadville, Nebraska |
• coordinates | 42°44′18.00″N 099°47′36.47″W / 42.7383333°N 99.7934639°W[1] |
• elevation | 2,005 ft (611 m)[1] |
Length | 4.06 mi (6.53 km)[2] |
Basin size | 11.23 square miles (29.1 km2)[3] |
Discharge | |
• location | Niobrara River |
• average | 1.35 cu ft/s (0.038 m3/s) at mouth with Niobrara River[3] |
Basin features | |
Progression | Niobrara River → Missouri River → Mississippi River → Gulf of Mexico |
River system | Niobrara |
Tributaries | |
• right | Devils Gulch |
Bridges | none |
Dutch Creek is a 4.06 mi (6.53 km) long second-order tributary to the Niobrara River in Brown County, Nebraska.
Course
[edit]Dutch Creek rises on the divide of Sand Draw in the Nebraska Sandhills about 1 mile (1.6 km) northwest of Park Row School and then flows generally northeast to join the Niobrara River about 8 miles (13 km) southeast of Meadville, Nebraska.[1]
Watershed
[edit]Dutch Creek drains 11.23 square miles (29.1 km2) of area, receives about 22.7 in/year (58 cm/year) of precipitation, and is about 13.09% forested.[3]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ a b c d e "Geographic Names Information System". edits.nationalmap.gov. US Geological Survey. Retrieved May 5, 2023.
- ^ "ArcGIS Web Application". epa.maps.arcgis.com. US EPA. Retrieved May 5, 2023.
- ^ a b c "Dutch Creek Watershed Report". watersgeo.epa.gov. US EPA. Retrieved May 5, 2023.