Newland Creek

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Newland Creek
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Newland Creek on County Road 27 bridge in Clay Township, Andrew County
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Watershed map of Arapahoe Creek, Newland Creek in top center
Location
Country Flag of the United States.svg United States
State Flag of Missouri.svg  Missouri
County Andrew and Nodaway
Physical characteristics
Source 
  location White Cloud Township
  coordinates 40°11′28″N94°55′07″W / 40.1911031°N 94.9185824°W / 40.1911031; -94.9185824 [1]
  elevation1,100 ft (340 m)
Mouth Arapahoe Creek
  location
Clay Township
  coordinates
40°06′09″N94°57′34″W / 40.1024932°N 94.9594167°W / 40.1024932; -94.9594167 [1]
  elevation
863 ft (263 m) [1]
Length8.4 mi (13.5 km) [2]
Basin features
ProgressionNewland Creek → Arapahoe CreekNodaway RiverMissouri RiverMississippi RiverAtlantic Ocean

Newland Creek is a stream in Andrew and Nodaway counties of northwest Missouri. [1] It is an indirect tributary to the Nodaway River via Arapahoe Creek and is 8.4 miles long. [2]

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Geography

Newland Creek is a right tributary of Arapahoe Creek and joins it 5.2 miles before its mouth in the Nodaway River. [3] The Newland Creek headwaters are in southwest Nodaway County about 5 miles west-northwest of Barnard. The stream flows south-southwest in a fairly straight manner until it reaches Arapahoe Creek.

See also

Geomorphology of Newland Creek. Archived from the original

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Newland Creek
  2. 1 2 Horton, Rick (2022). Nodaway River Watershed and Inventory Assessment (PDF). Missouri Department of Conservation. Archived from the original (PDF) on July 7, 2024. Retrieved December 19, 2024.
  3. "MO USGS HUC12 Watershed Boundaries". Missouri Spatial Data Information Service. Missouri Department of Natural Resources. Archived from the original on April 15, 2025. Retrieved April 12, 2025.