American Crow Creek
Tributary to Missouri River
American Crow Creek is located in South Dakota
American Crow Creek
Location of American Crow Creek mouth
American Crow Creek is located in the United States
American Crow Creek
American Crow Creek (the United States)
Location
CountryUnited States
StateSouth Dakota
CountyLyman
TownOacoma
Physical characteristics
SourceCounselor Creek divide
  locationabout 0.5 miles east of Medicine Butte
  coordinates43°57′56.97″N 099°36′4.39″W / 43.9658250°N 99.6012194°W / 43.9658250; -99.6012194[1]
  elevation2,100 ft (640 m)[1]
MouthMissouri River
  location
Oacoma, South Dakota
  coordinates
43°46′56.98″N 099°24′24.77″W / 43.7824944°N 99.4068806°W / 43.7824944; -99.4068806[1]
  elevation
1,355 ft (413 m)[1]
Length26.64 mi (42.87 km)[2]
Basin size112.17 square miles (290.5 km2)[3]
Discharge 
  locationMissouri River
  average10.29 cu ft/s (0.291 m3/s) at mouth with Missouri River[3]
Basin features
ProgressionMissouri RiverMississippi RiverGulf of Mexico
River systemMissouri River
Tributaries 
  leftNorth Fork American Crow Creek
  rightBig Creek
BridgesSD 47, 238th Street, 329th Avenue (x2), 241st Street, 242nd Street, 243rd Street, Service Road, I-90


American Crow Creek is a stream in the U.S. state of South Dakota.[1]

According to tradition, American Crow Creek received its name directly from Lewis and Clark.[4]

See also

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: American Crow Creek
  2. "ArcGIS Web Application". epa.maps.arcgis.com. US EPA. Retrieved January 11, 2023.
  3. 1 2 "Watershed Report | Office of Water | US EPA". watersgeo.epa.gov. US EPA. Retrieved 11 January 2023.
  4. Federal Writers' Project (1940). South Dakota place-names, v.3. University of South Dakota. p. 6.


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