South Fork Fairfield Creek is a 8.86 mi (14.26 km) long second-order tributary to Fairfield Creek in Brown County, Nebraska.
| South Fork Fairfield Creek Tributary to Fairfield Creek | |
|---|---|
  Location of South Fork Fairfield Creek mouth  South Fork Fairfield Creek (the United States) | |
| Location | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Nebraska |
| County | Brown Cherry |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | Evergreen Creek divide |
| • location | about 7 miles east of Arabia, Nebraska |
| • coordinates | 42°43′44.01″N 100°18′44.46″W / 42.7288917°N 100.3123500°W[1] |
| • elevation | 2,670 ft (810 m)[1] |
| Mouth | Fairfield 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[1] |
• elevation | 2,392 ft (729 m)[1] |
| Length | 8.86 mi (14.26 km)[2] |
| Basin size | 45.22 square miles (117.1 km2)[3] |
| Discharge | |
| • location | Fairfield Creek |
| • average | 4.67 cu ft/s (0.132 m3/s) at mouth with Fairfield Creek[3] |
| Basin features | |
| Progression | Fairfield Creek → Niobrara River → Missouri River → Mississippi River → Gulf of Mexico |
| River system | Niobrara |
| Tributaries | |
| • left | unnamed tributaries |
| • right | unnamed tributaries |
| Bridges | none |
Course
editSouth 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
editSouth 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
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References
edit- ^ a b c d e "Geographic Names Information System". edits.nationalmap.gov. US Geological Survey. Retrieved October 22, 2023.
- ^ "ArcGIS Web Application". epa.maps.arcgis.com. US EPA. Retrieved October 22, 2023.
- ^ a b c "Watershed Report | Office of Water | US EPA". watersgeo.epa.gov. US EPA. Retrieved October 22, 2023.
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