Sand Creek | |
Name Other: | Tributary to Willow Creek |
Map Size: | 300 |
Pushpin Map: | USA Nebraska#USA |
Pushpin Map Size: | 300 |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location of Sand Creek mouth |
Pushpin Map Alt: | Map of Sand Creek mouth location |
Subdivision Type1: | Country |
Subdivision Name1: | United States |
Subdivision Type2: | State |
Subdivision Name2: | Nebraska |
Subdivision Type3: | County |
Subdivision Name3: | Rock |
Length: | 4.6miles[1] |
Discharge1 Location: | Niobrara River |
Discharge1 Avg: | 0.82cuft/s at mouth with Willow Creek[2] |
Source1: | North Fork Elkhorn River divide |
Source1 Location: | about 1 mile northeast of Willowdale School |
Source1 Coordinates: | 42.6889°N -99.3786°W[3] |
Source1 Elevation: | 2210feet |
Mouth: | Willow Creek |
Mouth Location: | about 3 miles south-southwest of Holton School |
Mouth Coordinates: | 42.7461°N -99.3915°W |
Mouth Elevation: | 1936feet |
Progression: | Willow Creek → Niobrara River → Missouri River → Mississippi |
River System: | Niobrara |
Bridges: | 888th Road, 455th Avenue, 889th Road, 890th Road |
Sand Creek is a 4.6miles long second-order tributary to Willow Creek in Rock County, Nebraska.
Sand Creek rises on the North Fork Elkhorn River divide about northeast of Willowdale School and then flows generally north to join Willow Creek about south-southwest of Holton School.[3]
Sand Creek drains of area, receives about of precipitation, and is about 2.96% forested.[2]