Big Sandy Creek Tributary to Niobrara River | |
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Location | |
Country | United States |
State | Nebraska |
County | Holt |
Physical characteristics | |
Source | Elkhorn River divide |
• location | about 3 miles southeast of School No. 188 |
• coordinates | 42°36′38.01″N 099°02′36.35″W / 42.6105583°N 99.0434306°W[1] |
• elevation | 2,110 ft (640 m)[1] |
Mouth | Niobrara River |
• location | about 0.5 miles northwest of Badger School |
• coordinates | 42°51′2.00″N 098°54′16.33″W / 42.8505556°N 98.9045361°W[1] |
• elevation | 1,595 ft (486 m)[1] |
Length | 27.55 mi (44.34 km)[2] |
Basin size | 113.65 square miles (294.4 km2)[3] |
Discharge | |
• location | Niobrara River |
• average | 11.99 cu ft/s (0.340 m3/s) at mouth with Niobrara River[3] |
Basin features | |
Progression | Niobrara River → Missouri River → Mississippi |
River system | Niobrara |
Tributaries | |
• left | Springs Creek |
Bridges | 884th Road, 885th Road, 472nd Avenue, 887th Road, 472nd Avenue, 895th Road, 476th Avenue, 899th Road |
Big Sandy Creek is a 27.55 mi (44.34 km) long third-order tributary to the Niobrara River in Holt County, Nebraska.