Bone Creek (Long Pine Creek tributary)

Bone Creek is a 31.92 mi (51.37 km) long third-order tributary to Long Pine Creek in Brown County, Nebraska.

Bone Creek
Tributary to Long Pine Creek
Map of Bone Creek mouth location
Map of Bone Creek mouth location
Location of Bone Creek mouth
Map of Bone Creek mouth location
Map of Bone Creek mouth location
Bone Creek (Long Pine Creek tributary) (the United States)
Location
CountryUnited States
StateNebraska
CountyBrown
Physical characteristics
SourceCalamus River divide
  locationabout 1 mile southeast of School No. 40
  coordinates42°30′32.00″N 099°57′21.45″W[1]
  elevation2,590 ft (790 m)[1]
MouthLong Pine Creek
  location
about 1.5 miles northwest of Winfield School
  coordinates
42°40′57.00″N 099°41′40.43″W[1]
  elevation
2,008 ft (612 m)[1]
Length31.92 mi (51.37 km)[2]
Basin size155.46 square miles (402.6 km2)[3]
Discharge 
  locationLong Pine Creek
  average15.31 cu ft/s (0.434 m3/s) at mouth with Long Pine Creek[3]
Basin features
ProgressionLong Pine CreekNiobrara RiverMissouri RiverMississippi RiverGulf of Mexico
River systemNiobrara
Tributaries 
  leftSand Draw
Bridges427th Avenue, 428th Avenue, 877th Road, 429th Avenue, US 20, 430th Avenue, Skillman Pond Road, 879th Road, Meadville Avenue, 880th Avenue, 432nd Avenue, 433rd Avenue, US 183

Course

Bone Creek rises on the divide of the Calamus River in the Nebraska Sandhills about 1 mile southeast of School No. 40 and then flows northeast to join Long Pine Creek about 1.5 miles (2.4 km) north of Winfield School.[1]

Watershed

Bone Creek drains 155.46 square miles (402.6 km2) of area, receives about 22.9 in/year (58 cm/year) of precipitation, and is about 3.38% forested.[3]

See also

References

  1. "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. "Bone Creek Watershed Report". watersgeo.epa.gov. US EPA. Retrieved 19 November 2022.


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