Willow Creek
Tributary to Long Pine Creek
Map of Willow Creek mouth location
Map of Willow Creek mouth location
Location of Willow Creek mouth
Map of Willow Creek mouth location
Map of Willow Creek mouth location
Willow Creek (Long Pine Creek tributary) (the United States)
Location
CountryUnited States
StateNebraska
CountyBrown
Physical characteristics
SourceCalamus River divide
  locationabout 0.25 miles southeast of School No. 65
  coordinates42°30′8.00″N 099°50′28.45″W / 42.5022222°N 99.8412361°W / 42.5022222; -99.8412361[1]
  elevation2,535 ft (773 m)[1]
MouthLong Pine Creek
  location
about 1 mile north of Long Pine, Nebraska
  coordinates
42°34′38.00″N 099°41′36.43″W / 42.5772222°N 99.6934528°W / 42.5772222; -99.6934528[1]
  elevation
2,202 ft (671 m)[1]
Length12.92 mi (20.79 km)[2]
Basin size36.22 square miles (93.8 km2)[3]
Discharge 
  locationLong Pine Creek
  average3.98 cu ft/s (0.113 m3/s) at mouth with Long Pine Creek[3]
Basin features
ProgressionLong Pine CreekNiobrara RiverMissouri RiverMississippi RiverGulf of Mexico
River systemNiobrara
Bridges875th Road, 432nd Road, 876th Road, 433rd Road, 876th Road, 434th Road, 435th Road, Cowboy Trail Road, 436th Road, Ponderosa Road, US 20, Willow Ridge Avenue

Willow Creek is a 12.92 mi (20.79 km) long second-order tributary to Long Pine Creek in Brown County, Nebraska.

Course

Willow Creek rises on the divide of the Calamus River in the Nebraska Sandhills about 0.25 miles southeast of School No. 65 and then flows northeast to join Long Pine Creek about 1 mile (1.6 km) north of Long Pine, Nebraska.[1]

Watershed

Willow Creek drains 36.22 square miles (93.8 km2) of area, receives about 23.0 in/year (58 cm/year) of precipitation, and is about 4.93% forested.[3]

See also

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 "Geographic Names Information System". edits.nationalmap.gov. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 19 November 2022.
  2. "ArcGIS Web Application". epa.maps.arcgis.com. US EPA. Retrieved November 19, 2022.
  3. 1 2 3 "Willow Creek Watershed Report". watersgeo.epa.gov. US EPA. Retrieved 19 November 2022.


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