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Verdigre Creek

Coordinates: 42°42′0.00″N 098°03′23.26″W / 42.7000000°N 98.0564611°W / 42.7000000; -98.0564611
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Verdigre Creek
Tributary to Niobrara River
Gross State Aid Bridge across Verdigre Creek in Knox County, NE
Verdigre Creek is located in Nebraska
Verdigre Creek
Location of Verdigre Creek mouth
Verdigre Creek is located in the United States
Verdigre Creek
Verdigre Creek (the United States)
Location
CountryUnited States
StateNebraska
CountyKnox
VillageVerdigre
Physical characteristics
Sourceconfluence of South Branch Verdigre Creek and East Branch Verdigre Creek
 • locationabout 8 miles east-southeast of Venus, Nebraska
 • coordinates42°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 features
ProgressionNiobrara RiverMissouri RiverMississippi RiverGulf of Mexico
River systemMissouri River
Tributaries 
 • leftSouth Branch Verdigre Creek
Middle Branch Verdigre Creek
North Branch Verdigre Creek
 • rightEast Branch Verdigre Creek
Cottonwood Creek
Merriman Creek
Bridges872 Road
873rd Road
519 Avenue
521 Road
Highway 54A
Main Street
885 Road
DesignatedMay 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]

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References

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  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.