Long Pine Creek

River in the United States of America
42°27′24.00″N 099°48′5.45″W / 42.4566667°N 99.8015139°W / 42.4566667; -99.8015139[1] • elevation2,547 ft (776 m)[1] MouthNiobrara 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 / 42.7236111; -99.6281722[1]
 • elevation
2,008 ft (612 m)[1]Length37.14 mi (59.77 km)[2]Basin size437.21 square miles (1,132.4 km2)[3]Discharge  • locationNiobrara River • average179.16 cu ft/s (5.073 m3/s) at mouth with Niobrara River[3] Basin featuresProgressionNiobrara River → Missouri River → Mississippi River → Gulf of MexicoRiver systemNiobraraTributaries  • leftWillow Creek
Bone Creek • rightSpring Branch
Short Pine CreekBridgesS. Pine Avenue (x2), N Kyner Road, US 20, Bar 25 Road, 889th Road

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]

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

  • flagNebraska portal

References

  1. ^ a b c d e "Geographic Names Information System". edits.nationalmap.gov. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 19 November 2022.
  2. ^ "ArcGIS Web Application". epa.maps.arcgis.com. US EPA. Retrieved November 19, 2022.
  3. ^ a b c "Long Pine Creek Watershed Report". watersgeo.epa.gov. US EPA. Retrieved 19 November 2022.
  4. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Long Pine Creek
  5. ^ Chicago and North Western Railway Company (1908). A History of the Origin of the Place Names Connected with the Chicago & North Western and Chicago, St. Paul, Minneapolis & Omaha Railways. p. 95.