Salt Creek (Platte River tributary)
Salt Creek is a tributary of the Platte River, located in Saunders, Cass, and Lancaster counties in southeast Nebraska. It is approximately 44.38 miles (71.42 km) in length.[1] It connects to the Platte River at Mahoney State Park in Ashland.
Among species found along Salt Creek are the critically endangered Salt Creek tiger beetle, of which fewer than 200 individuals existed in 2009.[2]
Tributaries of Salt Creek
Salt Creek has fifteen tributaries of its own: Oak Creek, Stevens Creek, Middle Creek, Antelope Creek, Elk Creek, Beal Slough, Haines Branch, Cardwell Branch, Lynn Creek, Deadman's Run, Little Salt Creek, Rock Creek, Camp Creek, Wahoo Creek, Dee Creek,.[3]
See also
References
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GNISwas invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ Algis J. Laukaitis (5 Oct 2009). "Salt Creek tiger beetle featured in Goodall's book on at-risk species". Lincoln Journal-Star. Retrieved 8 May 2013.
- ^ http://dnr.ne.gov/floodplain/mitigation/salt-lincoln.html