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Sand Draw (Bone Creek tributary)

Coordinates: 42°38′26.00″N 099°46′30.43″W / 42.6405556°N 99.7751194°W / 42.6405556; -99.7751194
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Sand Draw
Tributary to Bone Creek
Map of Sand Draw mouth location
Map of Sand Draw mouth location
Location of Sand Draw mouth
Map of Sand Draw mouth location
Map of Sand Draw mouth location
Sand Draw (Bone Creek tributary) (the United States)
Location
CountryUnited States
StateNebraska
CountyBrown
Physical characteristics
SourceCalamus River divide
 • locationabout 2.5 miles northwest of School No. 40
 • coordinates42°31′49.00″N 099°59′57.45″W / 42.5302778°N 99.9992917°W / 42.5302778; -99.9992917[1]
 • elevation2,596 ft (791 m)[1]
MouthBone Creek
 • location
about 2.5 miles northeast of School No. 11
 • coordinates
42°38′26.00″N 099°46′30.43″W / 42.6405556°N 99.7751194°W / 42.6405556; -99.7751194[1]
 • elevation
2,221 ft (677 m)[1]
Length18.75 mi (30.18 km)[2]
Basin size46.10 square miles (119.4 km2)[3]
Discharge 
 • locationBone Creek
 • average4.90 cu ft/s (0.139 m3/s) at mouth with Bone Creek[3]
Basin features
ProgressionBone CreekLong Pine CreekNiobrara RiverMissouri RiverMississippi RiverGulf of Mexico
River systemNiobrara
Bridges878th Road, US 20, Rauschler Road, 880th Road, 881st Road, 428th Avenue, 429th Avenue, 430th Avenue, Meadville Avenue

Sand Draw is a 18.75 mi (30.18 km) long second-order tributary to Bone Creek in Brown County, Nebraska.

Sand Draw rises on the divide of the Calamus River in the Nebraska Sandhills about 2.5 miles (4.0 km) northwest of School No. 40 and then flows generally northeast to join Bone Creek about 2.5 miles (4.0 km) northeast of School No. 11.[1]

Watershed

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Sand Draw drains 46.10 square miles (119.4 km2) of area, receives about 22.8 in/year (58 cm/year) of precipitation, and is about 2.15% 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 23 November 2022.
  2. ^ "ArcGIS Web Application". epa.maps.arcgis.com. US EPA. Retrieved November 23, 2022.
  3. ^ a b c "Sand Draw Watershed Report". watersgeo.epa.gov. US EPA. Retrieved 23 November 2022.