Antelope Creek (Salt Creek)

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Antelope Creek is a stream in Lancaster County, Nebraska which flows for 11 miles through Lincoln, Nebraska. [1] [2] [3] It is a tributary of Salt Creek, itself a tributary of the Platte River. [3]

Antelope Creek
Antelope Creek Nebraska.jpg
Looking upstream at Antelope Creek near its source in southern Lincoln.
Location
CountryUnited States
Region Great Plains
State Nebraska
County Lancaster
City Lincoln
Physical characteristics
Source 
 • locationMendoza Park, Lincoln, Lancaster County, Nebraska, United States
 • coordinates 40°44′25″N96°35′21.05″W / 40.74028°N 96.5891806°W / 40.74028; -96.5891806 [4]
Mouth Salt Creek
 • location
 Lincoln, Lancaster County, Nebraska, United States
 • coordinates
 40°50′4″N96°41′59.06″W / 40.83444°N 96.6997389°W / 40.83444; -96.6997389 [5]

See also

A wetland near the southern source of Antelope Creek. Antelope Creek, Nebraska wetland.jpg
A wetland near the southern source of Antelope Creek.
This man-made lake is the source of Antelope Creek. The original source was located nearby but has been destroyed by a housing development. Antelope Creek Nebraska lake source.jpg
This man-made lake is the source of Antelope Creek. The original source was located nearby but has been destroyed by a housing development.

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References

  1. ↑ Communications, NACD (2018-12-06). "Nebraska Districts Help Delist Second Creek in Six Months – NACD". NACD – National Association of Conservation Districts. Retrieved 2023-07-06.
  2. ↑ "Geographic Names Information System". edits.nationalmap.gov. Retrieved 2023-07-06.
  3. 1 2 "Antelope Creek Watershed Basin Management Plan". City of Lincoln, Nebraska. March 2012.
  4. ↑ "Geographic Names Information System". edits.nationalmap.gov. Retrieved 2023-07-06.
  5. ↑ "Geographic Names Information System". edits.nationalmap.gov. Retrieved 2023-07-06.
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