Willow Creek | |
Name Other: | Tributary to Niobrara River |
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: | Rock |
Length: | 9.73miles[1] |
Discharge1 Location: | Niobrara River |
Discharge1 Avg: | 2.56cuft/s at mouth with Niobrara River[2] |
Source1: | North Fork Elkhorn River divide |
Source1 Location: | about Willowdale School |
Source1 Coordinates: | 42.6794°N -99.389°W[3] |
Source1 Elevation: | 2215feet |
Mouth: | Niobrara River |
Mouth Location: | about 0.5 miles northwest of Mariaville, Nebraska |
Mouth Coordinates: | 42.7789°N -99.3596°W |
Mouth Elevation: | 1808feet |
Progression: | Niobrara River → Missouri River → Mississippi |
River System: | Niobrara |
Tributaries Right: | Sand Creek |
Bridges: | 887th Road, 888th Road, Atwood Road, Antelope Road |
Willow Creek is a 9.73miles long third-order tributary to the Niobrara River in Rock County, Nebraska.
Willow Creek rises on the North Fork Elkhorn River divide at Willowdale School and then flows northwest and northeast to join the Niobrara River about northwest of Mariaville, Nebraska.[3]
Willow Creek drains of area, receives about of precipitation, and is about 3.53% forested.[2]