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Dutch Creek (Niobrara River tributary)

Coordinates: 42°44′18.00″N 099°47′36.47″W / 42.7383333°N 99.7934639°W / 42.7383333; -99.7934639
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Dutch Creek
Tributary to Niobrara River
Map of Dutch Creek mouth location
Map of Dutch Creek mouth location
Location of Dutch Creek mouth
Map of Dutch Creek mouth location
Map of Dutch Creek mouth location
Dutch Creek (Niobrara River tributary) (the United States)
Location
CountryUnited States
StateNebraska
CountyBrown
Physical characteristics
SourceSand Draw divide
 • locationabout 1-mile northwest of Park Row School
 • coordinates42°41′56.00″N 099°49′46.00″W / 42.6988889°N 99.8294444°W / 42.6988889; -99.8294444[1]
 • elevation2,338 ft (713 m)[1]
MouthNiobrara 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 / 42.7383333; -99.7934639[1]
 • elevation
2,005 ft (611 m)[1]
Length4.06 mi (6.53 km)[2]
Basin size11.23 square miles (29.1 km2)[3]
Discharge 
 • locationNiobrara River
 • average1.35 cu ft/s (0.038 m3/s) at mouth with Niobrara River[3]
Basin features
ProgressionNiobrara RiverMissouri RiverMississippi RiverGulf of Mexico
River systemNiobrara
Tributaries 
 • rightDevils Gulch
Bridgesnone

Dutch Creek is a 4.06 mi (6.53 km) long second-order tributary to the Niobrara River in Brown County, Nebraska.

Course

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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

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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

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References

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  1. ^ a b c d e "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 "Dutch Creek Watershed Report". watersgeo.epa.gov. US EPA. Retrieved May 5, 2023.