Verdigre Creek

Stream in Nebraska, USA
42°26′16.01″N 098°03′23.26″W / 42.4377806°N 98.0564611°W / 42.4377806; -98.0564611[1] • elevation1,548 ft (472 m)[1] MouthNiobrara River
 • location
about 4 miles south-southwest of Niobrara, Nebraska
 • coordinates
42°42′0.00″N 098°03′23.26″W / 42.7000000°N 98.0564611°W / 42.7000000; -98.0564611[1]
 • elevation
1,243 ft (379 m)[1]Length23.75 mi (38.22 km)[2]Basin size519.55 square miles (1,345.6 km2)[3]Discharge  • locationNiobrara River • average54.92 cu ft/s (1.555 m3/s) at mouth with Niobrara River[3] Basin featuresProgressionNiobrara River → Missouri River → Mississippi River → Gulf of MexicoRiver systemMissouri RiverTributaries  • leftSouth Branch Verdigre Creek
Middle Branch Verdigre Creek
North Branch Verdigre Creek • rightEast Branch Verdigre Creek
Cottonwood Creek
Merriman CreekBridges872 Road
873rd Road
519 Avenue
521 Road
Highway 54A
Main Street
885 RoadDesignatedMay 24, 1991

Verdigre Creek is a stream in Knox and Antelope counties, in the U.S. state of Nebraska.[4]

Verdigre is derived from the Spanish word verde meaning "green"; the name was applied to the stream for the green soil on its banks.[5] Verdigre Creek was previously also known as Mauvaius River.[4] The creek begins near 42°26′16″N 98°08′19″W / 42.4377814°N 98.1386834°W / 42.4377814; -98.1386834 where its tributaries, South Branch Verdigre Creek and East Branch Verdigre Creek converge on the mainstream, from there the creek flows through Verdigre, Nebraska and its mouth opens into the Niobrara River at 42°42′00″N 98°03′23″W / 42.7000013°N 98.0564607°W / 42.7000013; -98.0564607 about eight miles north of the town.[4]

See also

  • flagNebraska portal

References

  1. ^ a b c d "Geographic Names Information System". edits.nationalmap.gov. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 24 October 2022.
  2. ^ "ArcGIS Web Application". epa.maps.arcgis.com. US EPA. Retrieved 24 October 2022.
  3. ^ a b "Verdigre Creek Watershed Report". watersgeo.epa.gov. US EPA. Retrieved 24 October 2022.
  4. ^ a b c U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Verdigre Creek
  5. ^ Chicago and North Western Railway Company (1908). A History of the Origin of the Place Names Connected with the Chicago & North Western and Chicago, St. Paul, Minneapolis & Omaha Railways. p. 133.


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