Willow Creek (Long Pine Creek tributary) explained

Willow Creek
Name Other:Tributary to Long Pine Creek
Map Size:300
Pushpin Map:USA Nebraska#USA
Pushpin Map Size:300
Pushpin Map Caption:Location of Willow Creek mouth
Pushpin Map Alt:Map of Willow Creek mouth location
Subdivision Type1:Country
Subdivision Name1:United States
Subdivision Type2:State
Subdivision Name2:Nebraska
Subdivision Type3:County
Subdivision Name3:Brown
Length:12.92miles[1]
Discharge1 Location:Long Pine Creek
Discharge1 Avg:3.98cuft/s at mouth with Long Pine Creek[2]
Source1:Calamus River divide
Source1 Location:about 0.25 miles southeast of School No. 65
Source1 Coordinates:42.5022°N -99.8412°W[3]
Source1 Elevation:2535feet
Mouth:Long Pine Creek
Mouth Location:about 1 mile north of Long Pine, Nebraska
Mouth Coordinates:42.5772°N -99.6935°W
Mouth Elevation:2202feet
Progression:Long Pine CreekNiobrara RiverMissouri RiverMississippi RiverGulf of Mexico
River System:Niobrara
Bridges:875th Road, 432nd Road, 876th Road, 433rd Road, 876th Road, 434th Road, 435th Road, Cowboy Trail Road, 436th Road, Ponderosa Road, US 20, Willow Ridge Avenue

Willow Creek is a 12.92miles long second-order tributary to Long Pine Creek in Brown County, Nebraska.

Course

Willow Creek rises on the divide of the Calamus River in the Nebraska Sandhills about 0.25 miles southeast of School No. 65 and then flows northeast to join Long Pine Creek about north of Long Pine, Nebraska.[3]

Watershed

Willow Creek drains of area, receives about of precipitation, and is about 4.93% forested.[2]

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: ArcGIS Web Application . epa.maps.arcgis.com . US EPA . November 19, 2022.
  2. Web site: Willow Creek Watershed Report . watersgeo.epa.gov . US EPA . 19 November 2022 . en.
  3. Web site: Geographic Names Information System . edits.nationalmap.gov . US Geological Survey . 19 November 2022.