Little Minnie Creek

Stream in Nebraska, U.S.
42°40′48.00″N 100°08′20.45″W / 42.6800000°N 100.1390139°W / 42.6800000; -100.1390139[1] • elevation2,550 ft (780 m)[1] MouthPlum Creek
 • location
about 8 miles north-northeast of Johnstown, Nebraska
 • coordinates
42°39′37.00″N 100°03′48.49″W / 42.6602778°N 100.0634694°W / 42.6602778; -100.0634694[1]
 • elevation
2,337 ft (712 m)[1]Length4.37 mi (7.03 km)[2]Basin size21.74 square miles (56.3 km2)[3]Discharge  • locationPlum Creek • average2.50 cu ft/s (0.071 m3/s) at mouth with Plum Creek[3] Basin featuresProgressionPlum Creek → Niobrara River → Missouri River → Mississippi River → Gulf of MexicoRiver systemNiobraraTributaries  • leftunnamed tributaries • rightunnamed tributariesBridgesnone

Little Minne Creek is a 4.37 mi (7.03 km) long first-order tributary to Plum Creek in Brown County, Nebraska. This is the only stream of this name in the United States.[1]

Course

Little Minnie Creek rises on the South Fork Fairfield Creek divide in the Nebraska Sandhills about 10 miles (16 km) northeast of Wood Lake, Nebraska and then flows generally southeast to join Plum Creek about 8 miles (13 km) northeast of Johnstown, Nebraska.[1]

Watershed

Little Minnie Creek drains 21.74 square miles (56.3 km2) of area, receives about 22.2 in/year (56 cm/year) of precipitation, and is about 0.45% forested.[3]

See also

  • flagNebraska portal

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f "Geographic Names Information System". edits.nationalmap.gov. US Geological Survey. Retrieved May 5, 2023.
  2. ^ "ArcGIS Web Application". epa.maps.arcgis.com. US EPA. Retrieved May 5, 2023.
  3. ^ a b c "Watershed Report | Office of Water | US EPA". watersgeo.epa.gov. US EPA. Retrieved May 5, 2023.


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