South Fork Fairfield Creek

Stream in Nebraska, U.S.
42°43′44.01″N 100°18′44.46″W / 42.7288917°N 100.3123500°W / 42.7288917; -100.3123500[1] • elevation2,670 ft (810 m)[1] MouthFairfield Creek
 • location
about 10 miles east-northeast of Arabia, Nebraska
 • coordinates
42°45′35.01″N 100°10′54.45″W / 42.7597250°N 100.1817917°W / 42.7597250; -100.1817917[1]
 • elevation
2,392 ft (729 m)[1]Length8.86 mi (14.26 km)[2]Basin size45.22 square miles (117.1 km2)[3]Discharge  • locationFairfield Creek • average4.67 cu ft/s (0.132 m3/s) at mouth with Fairfield Creek[3] Basin featuresProgressionFairfield Creek → Niobrara River → Missouri River → Mississippi River → Gulf of MexicoRiver systemNiobraraTributaries  • leftunnamed tributaries • rightunnamed tributariesBridgesnone

South Fork Fairfield Creek is a 8.86 mi (14.26 km) long second-order tributary to Fairfield Creek in Brown County, Nebraska.

Course

South Fork Fairfield Creek begins on the Evergreen Creek divide in the Nebraska Sandhills about 7 miles (11 km) east of Arabia, Nebraska and then flows generally east to join Fairfield Creek about 10 miles (16 km) east-northeast of Arabia, Nebraska.[1]

Watershed

South Fork Fairfield Creek drains 45.22 square miles (117.1 km2) of area, receives about 21.45 in/year (54.5 cm/year) of precipitation, and is about 0.42% forested.[3]

See also

  • flagNebraska portal

References

  1. ^ a b c d e "Geographic Names Information System". edits.nationalmap.gov. US Geological Survey. Retrieved October 22, 2023.
  2. ^ "ArcGIS Web Application". epa.maps.arcgis.com. US EPA. Retrieved October 22, 2023.
  3. ^ a b c "Watershed Report | Office of Water | US EPA". watersgeo.epa.gov. US EPA. Retrieved October 22, 2023.


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