Plum Creek (Niobrara River tributary)

Plum Creek Tributary to Niobrara River
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Location
Country	United States
State	Nebraska
County	Brown
Physical characteristics
Source	confluence of North Fork and South Fork of Plum Creek
• location	about 8 miles southwest of Johnstown, Nebraska
• coordinates	42°32′13.00″N 100°06′51.46″W
• elevation	2,598 ft (792 m)
Mouth	Niobrara River
• location	about 0.5 miles south of Meadville, Nebraska
• coordinates	42°45′6.00″N 099°51′16.43″W
• elevation	2,028 ft (618 m)
Length	42.34 mi (68.14 km)
Basin size	519.23 square miles (1,344.8 km2)
Discharge
• location	Niobrara River
• average	132.14 cu ft/s (3.742 m3/s) at mouth with Niobrara River
Basin features
Progression	Niobrara River → Missouri River → Mississippi River → Gulf of Mexico
River system	Niobrara
Tributaries
• left	North Fork Plum Creek Evergreen Creek Little Minnie Creek Sand Draw
• right	South Fork Plum Creek Coon Creek Deep Creek
Waterbodies	Pine Canyon Reservoir
Bridges	US 20, Norden Avenue, Gobblers Roost Road

Plum Creek is a 42.34 mi (68.14 km) long fourth-order tributary to the Niobrara River in Brown County, Nebraska. Plum Creek begins at the confluence of North and South Fork of Plum Creek in the Nebraska Sandhills about 8 miles (13 km) southwest of Johnstown, Nebraska and then flows generally northeast to join the Niobrara River about 0.5 miles (0.80 km) south of Meadville, Nebraska.

Watershed

Plum Creek drains 517.23 square miles (1,339.6 km²) of area, receives about 22.0 in/year (56 cm/year) of precipitation, and is about 2.52% forested.

See also

• List of rivers of Nebraska