Ponca Creek | |
Pushpin Map: | Nebraska |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location of mouth |
Name Etymology: | Ponca Indian tribe |
Mouth Location: | Missouri River |
Mouth Elevation: | 1217feet |
Length: | 139miles |
Basin Size: | 810mi2 |
Subdivision Type1: | Country |
Subdivision Name1: | United States |
Subdivision Type2: | States |
Subdivision Name2: | South Dakota, Nebraska |
Ponca Creek is a stream that flows from southern South Dakota and into northern Nebraska. It is 139miles long. Its source is about 4miles west of U.S. 183, near Colome. It flows into the Missouri River 6miles northwest of Niobrara. Ponca Creek starts out going east, then takes a southeast direction, which continues until around Bristow, Nebraska, where it turns east again until it flows into the Missouri River. The entire Ponca Creek watershed drains 520000acres. The watershed stretches from central Tripp County to central Gregory County.
Ponca Creek takes its name from the Ponca people, who are indigenous to the region and in whose nation the creek flowed.[1]
The towns in the Ponca Creek watershed in South Dakota are Colome, Dallas, Gregory, Burke, Herrick, and St. Charles. The towns along Ponca Creek in Nebraska are Anoka, Spencer, Bristow, Lynch, Monowi, and Verdel.
The named tributaries of Ponca Creek are Masdon Creek, Murphy Creek, Blue Eyes Creek, Hay Creek, Willow Creek, Squaw Creek, Dizzy Creek, Dry Creek, Tobacco Creek, Spring Creek, Crooked Creek, Beaver Creek, Whiskey Creek, and Dewey Creek.
Ponca Creek does not flow into any lakes.