Short Pine Creek Explained

Short Pine Creek
Name Other:Tributary to Long Pine Creek
Map Size:300
Pushpin Map:USA Nebraska#USA
Pushpin Map Size:300
Pushpin Map Caption:Location of Short Pine Creek mouth
Pushpin Map Alt:Map of Short Pine Creek mouth location
Subdivision Type1:Country
Subdivision Name1:United States
Subdivision Type2:State
Subdivision Name2:Nebraska
Subdivision Type3:County
Subdivision Name3:Rock
Length:3.98miles[1]
Discharge1 Location:Long Pine Creek
Discharge1 Avg:2.62cuft/s at mouth with Bone Creek[2]
Source1:Elkhorn River divide
Source1 Location:about 4 miles southeast of Winfield School
Source1 Coordinates:42.6547°N -99.6267°W[3]
Source1 Elevation:2245feet
Mouth:Long Pine Creek
Mouth Location:about 0.5 miles southeast of School No. 69
Mouth Coordinates:42.7072°N -99.6415°W
Mouth Elevation:1949feet
Progression:Long Pine CreekNiobrara RiverMissouri RiverMississippi RiverGulf of Mexico
River System:Niobrara
Bridges:none

Short Pine Creek is a 3.98miles long first-order tributary to Long Pine Creek in Rock County, Nebraska. This is the only stream of this name in the United States.[3]

Course

Short Pine Creek rises on the divide of the Elkhorn River in the Nebraska Sandhills about southeast of Winfield School and then flows north-northwest to join Long Pine Creek about southeast of School No. 69.[3]

Watershed

Short Pine Creek drains of area, receives about of precipitation, and is about 4.07% forested.[2]

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: ArcGIS Web Application . epa.maps.arcgis.com . US EPA . November 23, 2022.
  2. Web site: Short Pine Creek Watershed Report . watersgeo.epa.gov . US EPA . 23 November 2022 . en.
  3. Web site: Geographic Names Information System . edits.nationalmap.gov . US Geological Survey . 23 November 2022.