Verdigre Creek Explained

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 RiverMissouri RiverMississippi RiverGulf 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.

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: ArcGIS Web Application . epa.maps.arcgis.com . US EPA . 24 October 2022.
  2. Web site: Verdigre Creek Watershed Report . watersgeo.epa.gov . US EPA . 24 October 2022 . en.
  3. Web site: Geographic Names Information System . edits.nationalmap.gov . US Geological Survey . 24 October 2022.
  4. Web site: Geographic Names Information System . edits.nationalmap.gov . US Geological Survey . 24 October 2022.
  5. Book: Chicago and North Western Railway Company. A History of the Origin of the Place Names Connected with the Chicago & North Western and Chicago, St. Paul, Minneapolis & Omaha Railways. 1908. 133.