Verdigre Creek | |
Name Other: | Tributary to Niobrara River |
Map Size: | 300 |
Pushpin Map: | USA Nebraska#USA |
Pushpin Map Size: | 300 |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location of Verdigre Creek mouth |
Subdivision Type1: | Country |
Subdivision Name1: | United States |
Subdivision Type2: | State |
Subdivision Name2: | Nebraska |
Subdivision Type3: | County |
Subdivision Name3: | Knox |
Subdivision Type4: | Village |
Subdivision Name4: | Verdigre |
Length: | 23.75miles[1] |
Discharge1 Location: | Niobrara River |
Discharge1 Avg: | 54.92cuft/s at mouth with Niobrara River[2] |
Source1: | confluence of South Branch Verdigre Creek and East Branch Verdigre Creek |
Source1 Location: | about 8 miles east-southeast of Venus, Nebraska |
Source1 Coordinates: | 42.4378°N -98.0565°W[3] |
Source1 Elevation: | 1548feet[4] |
Mouth: | Niobrara River |
Mouth Location: | about 4 miles south-southwest of Niobrara, Nebraska |
Mouth Coordinates: | 42.7°N -98.0565°W |
Mouth Elevation: | 1243feet |
Progression: | Niobrara River → Missouri River → Mississippi River → Gulf of Mexico |
River System: | Missouri River |
Tributaries Left: | South Branch Verdigre Creek Middle Branch Verdigre Creek North Branch Verdigre Creek |
Tributaries Right: | East Branch Verdigre Creek Cottonwood Creek Merriman Creek |
Bridges: | 872 Road 873rd Road 519 Avenue 521 Road Highway 54A Main Street 885 Road |
Verdigre Creek is a stream in Knox and Antelope counties, in the U.S. state of Nebraska.
Verdigre is derived from the Spanish word verde meaning "green"; the name was applied to the stream for the green soil on its banks.[5] Verdigre Creek was previously also known as Mauvaius River. The creek begins near 42.4378°N -98.1387°W where its tributaries, South Branch Verdigre Creek and East Branch Verdigre Creek converge on the mainstream, from there the creek flows through Verdigre, Nebraska and its mouth opens into the Niobrara River at 42.7°N -98.0565°W about eight miles north of the town.