South Fork Fairfield Creek Explained

South Fork Fairfield Creek
Name Other:Tributary to Fairfield Creek
Map Size:300
Pushpin Map:USA Nebraska#USA
Pushpin Map Size:300
Pushpin Map Caption:Location of South Fork Fairfield Creek mouth
Pushpin Map Alt:Map of South Fork 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:8.86miles[1]
Discharge1 Location:Fairfield Creek
Discharge1 Avg:4.67cuft/s at mouth with Fairfield Creek[2]
Source1:Evergreen Creek divide
Source1 Location:about 7 miles east of Arabia, Nebraska
Source1 Coordinates:42.7289°N -100.3124°W[3]
Source1 Elevation:2670feet
Mouth:Fairfield Creek
Mouth Location:about 10 miles east-northeast of Arabia, Nebraska
Mouth Coordinates:42.7597°N -100.1818°W
Mouth Elevation:2392feet
Progression:Fairfield CreekNiobrara RiverMissouri RiverMississippi RiverGulf of Mexico
River System:Niobrara
Tributaries Left:unnamed tributaries
Tributaries Right:unnamed tributaries
Bridges:none

South Fork Fairfield Creek is a 8.86miles long second-order tributary to Fairfield Creek in Brown County, Nebraska.

Course

South Fork Fairfield Creek begins on the Evergreen Creek divide in the Nebraska Sandhills about east of Arabia, Nebraska and then flows generally east to join Fairfield Creek about east-northeast of Arabia, Nebraska.[3]

Watershed

South Fork Fairfield Creek drains of area, receives about of precipitation, and is about 0.42% 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.