Middle Branch Verdigre Creek
Middle Branch Verdigre Creek is a 25.28 mi (40.68 km) long fourth-order tributary to Verdigre Creek in Knox County, Nebraska.
| Middle Branch Verdigre Creek Tributary to Verdigre Creek | |
|---|---|
  Location of Middle Branch Verdigre Creek mouth  Middle Branch Verdigre Creek (the United States) | |
| Location | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Nebraska |
| County | Knox Holt |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | Elkhorn River divide |
| • location | about 5 miles north-northeast of Page, Nebraska |
| • coordinates | 42°26′35.01″N 098°23′28.29″W[1] |
| • elevation | 1,935 ft (590 m)[1] |
| Mouth | Verdigre Creek |
• location | about 3 miles southwest of Verdigre, Nebraska |
• coordinates | 42°32′34.01″N 098°05′28.26″W[1] |
• elevation | 1,414 ft (431 m)[1] |
| Length | 25.28 mi (40.68 km)[2] |
| Basin size | 105.16 square miles (272.4 km2)[3] |
| Discharge | |
| • location | Verdigre Creek |
| • average | 11.56 cu ft/s (0.327 m3/s) at mouth with Verdigre Creek[3] |
| Basin features | |
| Progression | Verdigre Creek → Niobrara River → Missouri River → Mississippi River → Gulf of Mexico |
| River system | Niobrara |
| Tributaries | |
| • left | Lamb Creek |
| Waterbodies | Waterman Reservoir |
| Bridges | 506th Avenue, 871st Road, 872nd Road, 509th Avenue, 874th Road, 876th Road, 513th Avenue, 514th Avenue, 515th Avenue, 878th Road, 518th Avenue |
Variant names
According to the Geographic Names Information System, it has also been known historically as:[1]
- Middle Branch Verdigree Creek
Course
Middle Branch Verdigre Creek rises on the Elkhorn River divide about 5 miles north-northeast of Page, Nebraska in Holt County and then flows northeast into Knox County and east to join Verdigre Creek about 3 miles southwest of Verdigre, Nebraska.[1]
Watershed
Middle Branch Verdigre Creek drains 105.16 square miles (272.4 km2) of area, receives about 25.68 in/year of precipitation, has a wetness index of 495.92, and is about 4.14% forested.[3]
See also
References
- "Geographic Names Information System". edits.nationalmap.gov. US Geological Survey. Retrieved October 24, 2022.
- "ArcGIS Web Application". epa.maps.arcgis.com. US EPA. Retrieved October 24, 2022.
- "Middle Branch Verdigre Creek Watershed Report". watersgeo.epa.gov. US EPA. Retrieved October 24, 2022.
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