Dutch Creek (Niobrara River tributary)

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Dutch Creek
Tributary to Niobrara River
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Location of Dutch Creek mouth
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Dutch Creek (Niobrara River tributary) (the United States)
Location
CountryUnited States
State Nebraska
County Brown
Physical characteristics
Source Sand Draw divide
 • locationabout 1-mile northwest of Park Row School
 • coordinates 42°41′56.00″N099°49′46.00″W / 42.6988889°N 99.8294444°W / 42.6988889; -99.8294444 [1]
 • elevation2,338 ft (713 m) [1]
Mouth Niobrara River
 • location
about 8 miles southeast of Meadville, Nebraska
 • coordinates
 42°44′18.00″N099°47′36.47″W / 42.7383333°N 99.7934639°W / 42.7383333; -99.7934639 [1]
 • elevation
2,005 ft (611 m) [1]
Length4.06 mi (6.53 km) [2]
Basin size11.23 square miles (29.1 km2) [3]
Discharge 
 • location Niobrara River
 • average1.35 cu ft/s (0.038 m3/s) at mouth with Niobrara River [3]
Basin features
Progression Niobrara River → Missouri River → Mississippi River → Gulf of Mexico
River system Niobrara
Tributaries 
 • rightDevils Gulch
Bridgesnone

Dutch Creek is a 4.06 mi (6.53 km) long second-order tributary to the Niobrara River in Brown County, Nebraska.

Contents

Course

Dutch Creek rises on the divide of Sand Draw in the Nebraska Sandhills about 1 mile (1.6 km) northwest of Park Row School and then flows generally northeast to join the Niobrara River about 8 miles (13 km) southeast of Meadville, Nebraska. [1]

Watershed

Dutch Creek drains 11.23 square miles (29.1 km2) of area, receives about 22.7 in/year (58 cm/year) of precipitation, and is about 13.09% forested. [3]

See also

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 "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. 1 2 3 "Dutch Creek Watershed Report". watersgeo.epa.gov. US EPA. Retrieved May 5, 2023.


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