Short Pine Creek
Stream in Nebraska, U.S.
42°39′17.00″N 099°37′36.00″W / 42.6547222°N 99.6266667°W / 42.6547222; -99.6266667[1] • location
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Short Pine Creek is a 3.98 mi (6.41 km) long first-order tributary to Long Pine Creek in Rock County, Nebraska. This is the only stream of this name in the United States.[1]
Course
Short Pine Creek rises on the divide of the Elkhorn River in the Nebraska Sandhills about 4 miles (6.4 km) southeast of Winfield School and then flows north-northwest to join Long Pine Creek about 0.5 miles (0.80 km) southeast of School No. 69.[1]
Watershed
Short Pine Creek drains 22.84 square miles (59.2 km2) of area, receives about 23.4 in/year (59 cm/year) of precipitation, and is about 4.07% forested.[3]
See also
References
- ^ a b c d e f "Geographic Names Information System". edits.nationalmap.gov. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 23 November 2022.
- ^ "ArcGIS Web Application". epa.maps.arcgis.com. US EPA. Retrieved November 23, 2022.
- ^ a b c "Short Pine Creek Watershed Report". watersgeo.epa.gov. US EPA. Retrieved 23 November 2022.
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