Beaver Creek (Sappa Creek tributary)

Beaver Creek
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Location
Country	United States
States	Kansas, Nebraska
Counties	Sherman, Cheyenne, Rawlins, Decatur, Red Willow, Furnas
Physical characteristics
Source	Middle Beaver Creek
• location	South-southwest of Burlington, Colorado
• coordinates	39°10′26″N102°20′04″W / 39.1738879°N 102.3343572°W / 39.1738879; -102.3343572 [1]
2nd source	South Beaver Creek
• location	Southeast of Burlington, Colorado
• coordinates	39°14′21″N102°04′17″W / 39.2391669°N 102.0712932°W / 39.2391669; -102.0712932 [2]
Source confluence
• location	North-northeast of Goodland, Kansas
• coordinates	39°26′36″N101°41′16″W / 39.4433313°N 101.6876716°W / 39.4433313; -101.6876716 [3]
• elevation	3,501 ft (1,067 m) [1] [2]
Mouth	Sappa Creek
• location	West of Orleans, Nebraska
• coordinates	40°07′16″N99°38′36″W / 40.1211197°N 99.6434446°W / 40.1211197; -99.6434446 [3]
• elevation	2,018 ft (615 m) [3]
Basin features
Progression	Beaver Creek → Sappa Creek → Republican River → Kansas River → Missouri River → Mississippi River → Gulf of Mexico
Tributaries
• left	Little Beaver Creek

Beaver Creek is a river in the states of Kansas and Nebraska. It begins north-northeast of Goodland, Kansas and flows into Sappa Creek West of Orleans, Nebraska.

History

On June 28, 1989, roughly 9 inches (23 cm) of rain fell in Sherman and Cheyenne counties in Kansas. KDOT had to close a 0.5-mile (0.80 km) section of K-117 by Herndon due to high water from the Beaver River flooding. ^[4]

References

1. "Middle Beaver Creek". Geographic Names Information System . United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior . Retrieved August 29, 2021.
2. "South Beaver Creek". Geographic Names Information System . United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior . Retrieved August 29, 2021.
3. "Beaver Creek". Geographic Names Information System . United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior . Retrieved August 29, 2021.
4. "Flood destroys crops, roads near Herndon". The Salina Journal. Salina, KS. June 28, 1989. p. 7. Archived from the original on August 1, 2021. Retrieved March 10, 2021– via Newspapers.com.