West Branch Louse Creek | |
Name Other: | Tributary to Louse Creek |
Map Size: | 300 |
Pushpin Map: | USA Nebraska#USA |
Pushpin Map Size: | 300 |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location of West Branch Louse Creek mouth |
Pushpin Map Alt: | Map of West Branch Louse Creek mouth location |
Subdivision Type1: | Country |
Subdivision Name1: | United States |
Subdivision Type2: | State |
Subdivision Name2: | Nebraska |
Subdivision Type3: | County |
Subdivision Name3: | Holt |
Length: | 6.31miles[1] |
Discharge1 Location: | Louse Creek |
Discharge1 Avg: | 1.26cuft/s at mouth with Louse Creek[2] |
Source1: | North Branch Vedigre Creek divide |
Source1 Location: | about 2 miles northwest of Opportunity, Nebraska |
Source1 Coordinates: | 42.6061°N -98.4548°W[3] |
Source1 Elevation: | 1915feet |
Mouth: | Louse Creek |
Mouth Location: | about 4 miles west of Dorsey, Nebraska |
Mouth Coordinates: | 42.6786°N -98.4384°W |
Mouth Elevation: | 1706feet |
Progression: | Louse Creek → Niobrara River → Missouri River → Mississippi River → Gulf of Mexico |
River System: | Niobrara |
Bridges: | 502nd Avenue, 503rd Avenue |
West Branch Louse Creek is a 6.31miles long second-order tributary to Louse Creek in Holt County, Nebraska. The confluence of this creek with East Branch Louse Creek forms Louse Creek.
West Branch Louse Creek rises on the North Branch Verdigre Creek divide about northwest of Opportunity, Nebraska in Holt County and then flows northeast to join East Branch Louse Creek forming Louse Creek about west of Dorsey, Nebraska.[3]
West Branch Louse Creek drains of area, receives about of precipitation, and is about 0.07% forested.[2]