| Bone Creek Tributary to Long Pine Creek | |
|---|---|
  Location of Bone Creek mouthShow map of Nebraska Bone Creek (Long Pine Creek tributary) (the United States)Show map of the United States | |
| Location | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Nebraska |
| County | Brown |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | Calamus River divide |
| • location | about 1 mile southeast of School No. 40 |
| • coordinates | 42°30′32.00″N 099°57′21.45″W / 42.5088889°N 99.9559583°W / 42.5088889; -99.9559583 |
| • elevation | 2,590 ft (790 m) |
| Mouth | Long Pine Creek |
| • location | about 1.5 miles northwest of Winfield School |
| • coordinates | 42°40′57.00″N 099°41′40.43″W / 42.6825000°N 99.6945639°W / 42.6825000; -99.6945639 |
| • elevation | 2,008 ft (612 m) |
| Length | 31.92 mi (51.37 km) |
| Basin size | 155.46 square miles (402.6 km) |
| Discharge | |
| • location | Long Pine Creek |
| • average | 15.31 cu ft/s (0.434 m/s) at mouth with Long Pine Creek |
| Basin features | |
| Progression | Long Pine Creek → Niobrara River → Missouri River → Mississippi River → Gulf of Mexico |
| River system | Niobrara |
| Tributaries | |
| • left | Sand Draw |
| Bridges | 427th Avenue, 428th Avenue, 877th Road, 429th Avenue, US 20, 430th Avenue, Skillman Pond Road, 879th Road, Meadville Avenue, 880th Avenue, 432nd Avenue, 433rd Avenue, US 183 |
Bone Creek is a 31.92 mi (51.37 km) long third-order tributary to Long Pine Creek in Brown County, Nebraska.
Course
Bone Creek rises on the divide of the Calamus River in the Nebraska Sandhills about 1 mile southeast of School No. 40 and then flows northeast to join Long Pine Creek about 1.5 miles (2.4 km) north of Winfield School.
Watershed
Bone Creek drains 155.46 square miles (402.6 km) of area, receives about 22.9 in/year (58 cm/year) of precipitation, and is about 3.38% forested.
See also
References
- ^ "Geographic Names Information System". edits.nationalmap.gov. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 19 November 2022.
- "ArcGIS Web Application". epa.maps.arcgis.com. US EPA. Retrieved November 19, 2022.
- ^ "Bone Creek Watershed Report". watersgeo.epa.gov. US EPA. Retrieved 19 November 2022.
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