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Cottonwood Creek (Verdigre Creek tributary)

Coordinates: 42°26′56.01″N 098°07′44.26″W / 42.4488917°N 98.1289611°W / 42.4488917; -98.1289611
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Cottonwood Creek
Tributary to Verdigre Creek
Map of Cottonwood Creek mouth location
Map of Cottonwood Creek mouth location
Location of Cottonwood Creek mouth
Map of Cottonwood Creek mouth location
Map of Cottonwood Creek mouth location
Cottonwood Creek (Verdigre Creek tributary) (the United States)
Location
CountryUnited States
StateNebraska
CountyKnox
Antelope
Physical characteristics
SourceEast Branch Verdigre Creek divide
 • locationabout 3 miles northeast of Royal, Nebraska
 • coordinates42°21′33.02″N 098°05′5.25″W / 42.3591722°N 98.0847917°W / 42.3591722; -98.0847917[1]
 • elevation1,840 ft (560 m)[1]
MouthVerdigre Creek
 • location
about 5 miles east of Venus, Nebraska
 • coordinates
42°26′56.01″N 098°07′44.26″W / 42.4488917°N 98.1289611°W / 42.4488917; -98.1289611[1]
 • elevation
1,539 ft (469 m)[1]
Length7.37 mi (11.86 km)[2]
Basin size10.29 square miles (26.7 km2)[3]
Discharge 
 • locationVerdigre Creek
 • average2.14 cu ft/s (0.061 m3/s) at mouth with Verdigre Creek[3]
Basin features
ProgressionVerdigre CreekNiobrara RiverMissouri RiverMississippi RiverGulf of Mexico
River systemNiobrara
Bridges866th Road, 868th Road

Cottonwood Creek is a 7.37 mi (11.86 km) long second-order tributary to Verdigre Creek in Knox County, Nebraska.

Course

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Cottonwood Creek rises on the East Branch Verdigre Creek divide about 3 miles northeast of Royal, Nebraska and then flows generally north-northwest to join Verdigre Creek about 5 miles east of Venus, Nebraska.[1]

Watershed

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Cottonwood Creek drains 10.23 square miles (26.5 km2) of area, receives about 27.0 in/year of precipitation, has a wetness index of 538.56, and is about 1.31% forested.[3]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b c d e "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. ^ a b c "Cottonwood Creek Watershed Report". watersgeo.epa.gov. US EPA. Retrieved October 24, 2022.