White Thunder Creek Explained

White Thunder Creek
Name Other:Tributary to White River
Map Size:300
Pushpin Map:USA South Dakota#USA
Pushpin Map Size:300
Pushpin Map Caption:Location of White Thunder Creek mouth
Pushpin Map Alt:Map of White Thunder Creek mouth location
Subdivision Type1:Country
Subdivision Name1:United States
Subdivision Type2:State
Subdivision Name2:South Dakota
Subdivision Type3:County
Subdivision Name3:Mellotte
Todd
Length:42.14miles[1]
Discharge1 Location:White River
Discharge1 Avg:14.38cuft/s at mouth with White River[2]
Source1:Antelope Creek divide
Source1 Location:about 7 miles northeast of Antelope, South Dakota
Source1 Coordinates:43.3453°N -100.5583°W[3]
Source1 Elevation:2760feet[4]
Mouth:White River
Mouth Location:Riverside Township, South Dakota
Mouth Coordinates:43.7183°N -100.4272°W
Mouth Elevation:1698feet[5]
Progression:north-northeast
River System:Missouri
Tributaries Left:unnamed tributaries
Tributaries Right:unnamed tributaries
Bridges:Corn Road, Fox Road, Pure Water Road, White Thunder Road, Unnamed Road, 272nd Street, Unnamed Road (x3), SD 44, 282nd Avenue, Brave Boy Road

White Thunder Creek is a stream in the U.S. state of South Dakota.

White Thunder Creek has the name of White Thunder, an Indian chief.[6]

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: ArcGIS Web Application . epa.maps.arcgis.com . US EPA . 16 May 2021.
  2. Web site: White Thunder Creek Watershed Report . US EPA Geoviewer . US EPA . 16 May 2021.
  3. Web site: GNIS Detail - White Thunder Creek . geonames.usgs.gov . US Geological Survey . 16 May 2021.
  4. Web site: Get Maps . USGS Topoview . US Geological Survey . 16 May 2021 . en.
  5. Web site: Get Maps . USGS Topoview . US Geological Survey . 16 May 2021 . en.
  6. Book: Federal Writers' Project. Federal Writers' Project. South Dakota place-names, v.3. 1940. University of South Dakota. 69.