Fairfield Creek (Niobrara River tributary) explained

Fairfield Creek
Name Other:Tributary to Niobrara River
Map Size:300
Pushpin Map:USA Nebraska#USA
Pushpin Map Size:300
Pushpin Map Caption:Location of Fairfield Creek mouth
Pushpin Map Alt:Map of Fairfield Creek mouth location
Subdivision Type1:Country
Subdivision Name1:United States
Subdivision Type2:State
Subdivision Name2:Nebraska
Subdivision Type3:County
Subdivision Name3:Brown
Cherry
Length:24.97miles[1]
Discharge1 Location:Niobrara River
Discharge1 Avg:10.25cuft/s at mouth with Niobrara River[2]
Source1:Schlagel Creek divide
Source1 Location:about 4 miles west-northwest of Arabia, Nebraska
Source1 Coordinates:42.7342°N -100.4562°W[3]
Source1 Elevation:2764feet
Mouth:Niobrara River
Mouth Location:about 5.5 miles south of Norden, Nebraska
Mouth Coordinates:42.7856°N -100.0629°W
Mouth Elevation:2123feet
Progression:Niobrara RiverMissouri RiverMississippi RiverGulf of Mexico
River System:Niobrara
Tributaries Left:unnamed tributaries
Tributaries Right:South Fork Fairfield Creek
Waterbodies:Swan Lake
Bridges:US 20

Fairfield Creek is a 24.97miles long third-order tributary to the Niobrara River in Brown County, Nebraska.

Course

Fairfield Creek begins on the Schlagel Creek divide at Swan Lake in the Nebraska Sandhills about west-northwest of Arabia, Nebraska of and then flows generally east to join the Niobrara River about south of Norden, Nebraska.[3]

Watershed

Fairfield Creek drains of area, receives about of precipitation, and is about 2.02% forested.[2]

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: ArcGIS Web Application . epa.maps.arcgis.com . US EPA . October 22, 2023.
  2. Web site: Watershed Report Office of Water US EPA . watersgeo.epa.gov . US EPA . October 22, 2023 . en.
  3. Web site: Geographic Names Information System . edits.nationalmap.gov . US Geological Survey . October 22, 2023.