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Plum Creek (Niobrara River tributary)

Coordinates: 42°45′6.00″N 099°51′16.43″W / 42.7516667°N 99.8545639°W / 42.7516667; -99.8545639
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Plum Creek
Tributary to Niobrara River
Map of Plum Creek mouth location
Map of Plum Creek mouth location
Location of Plum Creek mouth
Map of Plum Creek mouth location
Map of Plum Creek mouth location
Plum Creek (Niobrara River tributary) (the United States)
Location
CountryUnited States
StateNebraska
CountyBrown
Physical characteristics
Sourceconfluence of North Fork and South Fork of Plum Creek
 • locationabout 8 miles southwest of Johnstown, Nebraska
 • coordinates42°32′13.00″N 100°06′51.46″W / 42.5369444°N 100.1142944°W / 42.5369444; -100.1142944[1]
 • elevation2,598 ft (792 m)[1]
MouthNiobrara River
 • location
about 0.5 miles south of Meadville, Nebraska
 • coordinates
42°45′6.00″N 099°51′16.43″W / 42.7516667°N 99.8545639°W / 42.7516667; -99.8545639[1]
 • elevation
2,028 ft (618 m)[1]
Length42.34 mi (68.14 km)[2]
Basin size519.23 square miles (1,344.8 km2)[3]
Discharge 
 • locationNiobrara River
 • average132.14 cu ft/s (3.742 m3/s) at mouth with Niobrara River[3]
Basin features
ProgressionNiobrara RiverMissouri RiverMississippi RiverGulf of Mexico
River systemNiobrara
Tributaries 
 • leftNorth Fork Plum Creek
Evergreen Creek
Little Minnie Creek
Sand Draw
 • rightSouth Fork Plum Creek
Coon Creek
Deep Creek
WaterbodiesPine Canyon Reservoir
BridgesUS 20, Norden Avenue, Gobblers Roost Road

Plum Creek is a 42.34 mi (68.14 km) long fourth-order tributary to the Niobrara River in Brown County, Nebraska.

Plum Creek begins at the confluence of North and South Fork of Plum Creek in the Nebraska Sandhills about 8 miles (13 km) southwest of Johnstown, Nebraska and then flows generally northeast to join the Niobrara River about 0.5 miles (0.80 km) south of Meadville, Nebraska.[1]

Watershed

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Plum Creek drains 517.23 square miles (1,339.6 km2) of area, receives about 22.0 in/year (56 cm/year) of precipitation, and is about 2.52% 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 "Plum Creek Watershed Report". watersgeo.epa.gov. US EPA. Retrieved May 5, 2023.