Salt Creek (Platte River tributary)

Salt Creek
Salt Creek as seen from the Superior Street Trail, around 38th & Superior in Lincoln, NE.
Map
Location
CountryUnited States
StateNebraska
RegionGreat Plains
CityLincoln
Physical characteristics
MouthPlatte 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 / 41.03556; -96.31167[2]
 • elevation
1,040 ft (320 m)[2]
Discharge 
 • locationnear Ashland
 • average476 cu ft/s (13.5 m3/s)[1]
Basin features
River systemPlatte 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]

  1. ^ "USGS Surface Water data for Nebraska: USGS Surface-Water Annual Statistics".
  2. ^ a b c "Salt Creek". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved 8 May 2013.
  3. ^ "American Indian Studies Research Institute". zia.aisri.indiana.edu. Retrieved 2018-10-21.
  4. ^ Network, University of Nebraska-Lincoln | Web Developer. "CASDE | Liquid No Weather". www.casde.unl.edu. Retrieved 2018-10-21.