| Tarbell Creek | |
| Name Other: | Tributary to Niobrara River |
| Map Size: | 300 |
| Pushpin Map: | USA Nebraska#USA |
| Pushpin Map Size: | 300 |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location of Tarbell Creek mouth |
| Pushpin Map Alt: | Map of Tarbell Creek mouth location |
| Subdivision Type1: | Country |
| Subdivision Name1: | United States |
| Subdivision Type2: | State |
| Subdivision Name2: | Nebraska |
| Subdivision Type3: | County |
| Subdivision Name3: | Keya Paha |
| Length: | 3.77miles[1] |
| Discharge1 Location: | Niobrara River |
| Discharge1 Avg: | 0.42cuft/s at mouth with Niobrara River[2] |
| Source1: | Spring Creek divide |
| Source1 Location: | about 4 miles northwest of Carns, Nebraska |
| Source1 Coordinates: | 42.7747°N -99.5334°W[3] |
| Source1 Elevation: | 2310feet |
| Mouth: | Niobrara River |
| Mouth Location: | about 0.5 miles west of Carns, Nebraska |
| Mouth Coordinates: | 42.7319°N -99.5068°W |
| Mouth Elevation: | 1880feet |
| Progression: | Niobrara River → Missouri River → Mississippi |
| River System: | Niobrara |
| Bridges: | none |
Tarbell Creek is a 3.77miles long second-order tributary to the Niobrara River in Keya Paha County, Nebraska. This is the only "creek" of this name in the United States.[3] There are two "brooks", with the name of Tarbell Brook, one in New England and the other in New York.
Tarbell Creek rises on the divide of Spring Creek and then flows generally southeast to join the Niobrara River about west of Carns, Nebraska.[3]
Tarbell Creek drains of area, receives about of precipitation, and is about 56.18% forested.[2]