Salt Creek | |
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Location | |
Country | United States |
State | Nebraska |
Region | Great Plains |
City | Lincoln |
Physical characteristics | |
Mouth | Platte River |
• location | Mahoney State Park, Ashland, Saunders County, Nebraska, United States |
• coordinates | 41°02′08″N 96°18′42″W / 41.03556°N 96.31167°W[2] |
• elevation | 1,040 ft (320 m)[2] |
Discharge | |
• location | near Ashland |
• average | 476 cu ft/s (13.5 m3/s)[1] |
Basin features | |
River system | Platte River basin |
Salt Creek (Pawnee: Káʾit Kiicuʾ[3]) is a tributary of the Platte River, located in Saunders, Cass, and Lancaster counties in southeast Nebraska. It is approximately 44.38 miles (71.42 km) in length.[2] Salt Creek begins in southern Lancaster county and flows north to connect to the Platte River at Mahoney State Park in Ashland.[4]