Misplaced Pages

Lamb Creek (Middle Branch Verdigre Creek tributary)

Article snapshot taken from Wikipedia with creative commons attribution-sharealike license. Give it a read and then ask your questions in the chat. We can research this topic together.

Stream in Nebraska, USA
Lamb Creek
Tributary to Middle Branch Verdigre Creek
Map of Lamb Creek mouth locationMap of Lamb Creek mouth locationLocation of Lamb Creek mouthShow map of NebraskaMap of Lamb Creek mouth locationMap of Lamb Creek mouth locationLamb Creek (Middle Branch Verdigre Creek tributary) (the United States)Show map of the United States
Location
CountryUnited States
StateNebraska
CountyKnox
Holt
Physical characteristics
SourceNoth Branch Verdigre Creek divide
 • locationabout 4 miles west of Walnut, Nebraska
 • coordinates42°32′53.60″N 098°19′47.00″W / 42.5482222°N 98.3297222°W / 42.5482222; -98.3297222
 • elevation1,870 ft (570 m)
MouthMiddle Branch Verdigre Creek
 • locationabout 3 miles southwest of Walnut, Nebraska
 • coordinates42°31′12.01″N 098°16′39.28″W / 42.5200028°N 98.2775778°W / 42.5200028; -98.2775778
 • elevation1,614 ft (492 m)
Length3.70 mi (5.95 km)
Basin size3.83 square miles (9.9 km)
Discharge 
 • locationMiddle Branch Verdigre Creek
 • average0.53 cu ft/s (0.015 m/s) at mouth with Middle Branch Verdigre Creek
Basin features
ProgressionMiddle Branch Verdigre CreekVerdigre CreekNiobrara RiverMissouri RiverMississippi
River systemNiobrara
Bridges509th Avenue, 510th Avenue, 876th Road

Lamb Creek is a 3.70 mi (5.95 km) long first-order tributary to Middle Branch Verdigre Creek in Knox County, Nebraska.

Course

Lamb Creek rises on the North Branch Verdigre Creek divide about 4 miles west of Walnut, Nebraska in Holt County and then flows southeast into Knox County to join Verdigre Creek about 3 miles southwest of Walnut, Nebraska.

Watershed

Lamb Creek drains 3.83 square miles (9.9 km) of area, receives about 25.6 in/year of precipitation, has a wetness index of 529.41, and is about 0.54% forested.

See also

References

  1. ^ "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. ^ "Lamb Creek Watershed Report". watersgeo.epa.gov. US EPA. Retrieved October 24, 2022.


Stub icon

This article related to a river in Nebraska is a stub. You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it.

Categories:
Lamb Creek (Middle Branch Verdigre Creek tributary) Add topic