Middle Branch Verdigre Creek Explained

Middle Branch Verdigre Creek
Name Other:Tributary to Verdigre Creek
Map Size:300
Pushpin Map:USA Nebraska#USA
Pushpin Map Size:300
Pushpin Map Caption:Location of Middle Branch Verdigre Creek mouth
Pushpin Map Alt:Map of Middle Branch Verdigre Creek mouth location
Subdivision Type1:Country
Subdivision Name1:United States
Subdivision Type2:State
Subdivision Name2:Nebraska
Subdivision Type3:County
Subdivision Name3:Knox
Holt
Length:25.28miles[1]
Discharge1 Location:Verdigre Creek
Discharge1 Avg:11.56cuft/s at mouth with Verdigre Creek[2]
Source1:Elkhorn River divide
Source1 Location:about 5 miles north-northeast of Page, Nebraska
Source1 Coordinates:42.4431°N -98.3912°W[3]
Source1 Elevation:1935feet
Mouth:Verdigre Creek
Mouth Location:about 3 miles southwest of Verdigre, Nebraska
Mouth Coordinates:42.5428°N -98.0912°W
Mouth Elevation:1414feet
Progression:Verdigre CreekNiobrara RiverMissouri RiverMississippi RiverGulf of Mexico
River System:Niobrara
Tributaries Left:Lamb Creek
Waterbodies:Waterman Reservoir
Bridges:506th Avenue, 871st Road, 872nd Road, 509th Avenue, 874th Road, 876th Road, 513th Avenue, 514th Avenue, 515th Avenue, 878th Road, 518th Avenue

Middle Branch Verdigre Creek is a 25.28miles long fourth-order tributary to Verdigre Creek in Knox County, Nebraska.

Variant names

According to the Geographic Names Information System, it has also been known historically as:[3]

Course

Middle Branch Verdigre Creek rises on the Elkhorn River divide about 5 miles north-northeast of Page, Nebraska in Holt County and then flows northeast into Knox County and east to join Verdigre Creek about 3 miles southwest of Verdigre, Nebraska.[3]

Watershed

Middle Branch Verdigre Creek drains of area, receives about 25.68 in/year of precipitation, has a wetness index of 495.92, and is about 4.14% forested.[2]

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: ArcGIS Web Application . epa.maps.arcgis.com . US EPA . October 24, 2022.
  2. Web site: Middle Branch Verdigre Creek Watershed Report . watersgeo.epa.gov . US EPA . October 24, 2022 . en.
  3. Web site: Geographic Names Information System . edits.nationalmap.gov . US Geological Survey . October 24, 2022.