Long Pine Creek is a 37.14 mi (59.77 km) long fourth-order tributary to the Niobrara River in Rock and Brown Counties, Nebraska.[4] The creek was named from the dense growth of pine trees along its banks.[5]
Long Pine Creek Tributary to Niobrara River | |
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Location | |
Country | United States |
State | Nebraska |
County | Rock Brown |
City | Long Pine |
Physical characteristics | |
Source | Calamus River divide |
• location | about 4 miles north-northeast of Hofeld Lake |
• coordinates | 42°27′24.00″N 099°48′5.45″W / 42.4566667°N 99.8015139°W[1] |
• elevation | 2,547 ft (776 m)[1] |
Mouth | Niobrara River |
• location | about 3 miles west-southwest of Riverview, Nebraska |
• coordinates | 42°43′25.00″N 099°37′41.42″W / 42.7236111°N 99.6281722°W[1] |
• elevation | 2,008 ft (612 m)[1] |
Length | 37.14 mi (59.77 km)[2] |
Basin size | 437.21 square miles (1,132.4 km2)[3] |
Discharge | |
• location | Niobrara River |
• average | 179.16 cu ft/s (5.073 m3/s) at mouth with Niobrara River[3] |
Basin features | |
Progression | Niobrara River → Missouri River → Mississippi River → Gulf of Mexico |
River system | Niobrara |
Tributaries | |
• left | Willow Creek Bone Creek |
• right | Spring Branch Short Pine Creek |
Bridges | S. Pine Avenue (x2), N Kyner Road, US 20, Bar 25 Road, 889th Road |
Course
Long Pine Creek rises on the divide of the Calamus River in the Nebraska Sandhills about 4 miles north-northeast of Hofeld Lake in Brown County and then flows generally north-northeast into Rock County to join the Niobrara River about 3 miles (4.8 km) west-southwest of Riverview, Nebraska.[1]
Watershed
Long Pine Creek drains 437.21 square miles (1,132.4 km2) of area, receives about 23.0 in/year (58 cm/year) of precipitation, and is about 3.96% forested.[3]
See also
References
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