Middle Branch Verdigre Creek
Tributary to Verdigre Creek
Map of Middle Branch Verdigre Creek mouth location
Map of Middle Branch Verdigre Creek mouth location
Location of Middle Branch Verdigre Creek mouth
Map of Middle Branch Verdigre Creek mouth location
Map of Middle Branch Verdigre Creek mouth location
Middle Branch Verdigre Creek (the United States)
Location
CountryUnited States
StateNebraska
CountyKnox
Holt
Physical characteristics
SourceElkhorn River divide
  locationabout 5 miles north-northeast of Page, Nebraska
  coordinates42°26′35.01″N 098°23′28.29″W / 42.4430583°N 98.3911917°W / 42.4430583; -98.3911917[1]
  elevation1,935 ft (590 m)[1]
MouthVerdigre Creek
  location
about 3 miles southwest of Verdigre, Nebraska
  coordinates
42°32′34.01″N 098°05′28.26″W / 42.5427806°N 98.0911833°W / 42.5427806; -98.0911833[1]
  elevation
1,414 ft (431 m)[1]
Length25.28 mi (40.68 km)[2]
Basin size105.16 square miles (272.4 km2)[3]
Discharge 
  locationVerdigre Creek
  average11.56 cu ft/s (0.327 m3/s) at mouth with Verdigre Creek[3]
Basin features
ProgressionVerdigre CreekNiobrara RiverMissouri RiverMississippi RiverGulf of Mexico
River systemNiobrara
Tributaries 
  leftLamb Creek
WaterbodiesWaterman Reservoir
Bridges506th Avenue, 871st Road, 872nd Road, 509th Avenue, 874th Road, 876th Road, 513th Avenue, 514th Avenue, 515th Avenue, 878th Road, 518th Avenue

Middle Branch Verdigre Creek is a 25.28 mi (40.68 km) long fourth-order tributary to Verdigre Creek in Knox County, Nebraska.

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

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 "Geographic Names Information System". edits.nationalmap.gov. US Geological Survey. Retrieved October 24, 2022.
  2. "ArcGIS Web Application". epa.maps.arcgis.com. US EPA. Retrieved October 24, 2022.
  3. 1 2 3 "Middle Branch Verdigre Creek Watershed Report". watersgeo.epa.gov. US EPA. Retrieved October 24, 2022.


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