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Fairfield Creek (Niobrara River tributary)

Coordinates: 42°47′8.01″N 100°03′46.44″W / 42.7855583°N 100.0629000°W / 42.7855583; -100.0629000
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Fairfield Creek
Tributary to Niobrara River
Map of Fairfield Creek mouth location
Map of Fairfield Creek mouth location
Location of Fairfield Creek mouth
Map of Fairfield Creek mouth location
Map of Fairfield Creek mouth location
Fairfield Creek (Niobrara River tributary) (the United States)
Location
CountryUnited States
StateNebraska
CountyBrown
Cherry
Physical characteristics
SourceSchlagel Creek divide
 • locationabout 4 miles west-northwest of Arabia, Nebraska
 • coordinates42°44′3.01″N 100°27′22.47″W / 42.7341694°N 100.4562417°W / 42.7341694; -100.4562417[1]
 • elevation2,764 ft (842 m)[1]
MouthNiobrara River
 • location
about 5.5 miles south of Norden, Nebraska
 • coordinates
42°47′8.01″N 100°03′46.44″W / 42.7855583°N 100.0629000°W / 42.7855583; -100.0629000[1]
 • elevation
2,123 ft (647 m)[1]
Length24.97 mi (40.19 km)[2]
Basin size105.16 square miles (272.4 km2)[3]
Discharge 
 • locationNiobrara River
 • average10.25 cu ft/s (0.290 m3/s) at mouth with Niobrara River[3]
Basin features
ProgressionNiobrara RiverMissouri RiverMississippi RiverGulf of Mexico
River systemNiobrara
Tributaries 
 • leftunnamed tributaries
 • rightSouth Fork Fairfield Creek
WaterbodiesSwan Lake
BridgesUS 20

Fairfield Creek is a 24.97 mi (40.19 km) long third-order tributary to the Niobrara River in Brown County, Nebraska.

Course

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Fairfield Creek begins on the Schlagel Creek divide at Swan Lake in the Nebraska Sandhills about 4 miles (6.4 km) west-northwest of Arabia, Nebraska of and then flows generally east to join the Niobrara River about 5.5 miles (8.9 km) south of Norden, Nebraska.[1]

Watershed

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Fairfield Creek drains 105.16 square miles (272.4 km2) of area, receives about 21.35 in/year (54.2 cm/year) of precipitation, and is about 2.02% 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 October 22, 2023.
  2. ^ "ArcGIS Web Application". epa.maps.arcgis.com. US EPA. Retrieved October 22, 2023.
  3. ^ a b c "Watershed Report | Office of Water | US EPA". watersgeo.epa.gov. US EPA. Retrieved October 22, 2023.