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Little Minnie Creek

Coordinates: 42°39′37.00″N 100°03′48.49″W / 42.6602778°N 100.0634694°W / 42.6602778; -100.0634694
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Little Minnie Creek
Tributary to Plum Creek
Map of Little Minnie Creek mouth location
Map of Little Minnie Creek mouth location
Location of Little Minnie Creek mouth
Map of Little Minnie Creek mouth location
Map of Little Minnie Creek mouth location
Little Minnie Creek (the United States)
Location
CountryUnited States
StateNebraska
CountyBrown
Physical characteristics
SourceSand Draw divide
 • locationabout 10 miles northeast of Woodlake, Nebraska
 • coordinates42°40′48.00″N 100°08′20.45″W / 42.6800000°N 100.1390139°W / 42.6800000; -100.1390139[1]
 • elevation2,550 ft (780 m)[1]
MouthPlum Creek
 • location
about 8 miles north-northeast of Johnstown, Nebraska
 • coordinates
42°39′37.00″N 100°03′48.49″W / 42.6602778°N 100.0634694°W / 42.6602778; -100.0634694[1]
 • elevation
2,337 ft (712 m)[1]
Length4.37 mi (7.03 km)[2]
Basin size21.74 square miles (56.3 km2)[3]
Discharge 
 • locationPlum Creek
 • average2.50 cu ft/s (0.071 m3/s) at mouth with Plum Creek[3]
Basin features
ProgressionPlum CreekNiobrara RiverMissouri RiverMississippi RiverGulf of Mexico
River systemNiobrara
Tributaries 
 • leftunnamed tributaries
 • rightunnamed tributaries
Bridgesnone

Little Minne Creek is a 4.37 mi (7.03 km) long first-order tributary to Plum Creek in Brown County, Nebraska. This is the only stream of this name in the United States.[1]

Course

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Little Minnie Creek rises on the South Fork Fairfield Creek divide in the Nebraska Sandhills about 10 miles (16 km) northeast of Wood Lake, Nebraska and then flows generally southeast to join Plum Creek about 8 miles (13 km) northeast of Johnstown, Nebraska.[1]

Watershed

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Little Minnie Creek drains 21.74 square miles (56.3 km2) of area, receives about 22.2 in/year (56 cm/year) of precipitation, and is about 0.45% forested.[3]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b c d e f "Geographic Names Information System". edits.nationalmap.gov. US Geological Survey. Retrieved May 5, 2023.
  2. ^ "ArcGIS Web Application". epa.maps.arcgis.com. US EPA. Retrieved May 5, 2023.
  3. ^ a b c "Watershed Report | Office of Water | US EPA". watersgeo.epa.gov. US EPA. Retrieved May 5, 2023.