Big Creek (Kansas)
River in Kansas, United States From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
River in Kansas, United States From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Big Creek is a 221-mile (356 km) stream in the central Great Plains of North America. It is a tributary of the Smoky Hill River, and the entirety of its length lies in the U.S. state of Kansas.[2]
| Big Creek | |
|---|---|
Big Creek near Ellis, Kansas | |
| Location | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Kansas |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | |
| • location | Gove County, Kansas |
| • coordinates | 39°06′43″N 100°44′57″W[1] |
| • elevation | 2,986 ft (910 m) |
| Mouth | Smoky Hill River |
• location | Russell County, Kansas |
• coordinates | 38°47′25″N 98°55′10″W[1] |
• elevation | 1,713 ft (522 m) |
| Length | 221 mi (356 km) |
| Basin size | 862 sq mi (2,230 km2) |
| Discharge | |
| • average | 51 cu ft/s (1.4 m3/s) |
| Basin features | |
| Watersheds | Big-Smoky Hill-Kansas-Missouri-Mississippi |
Big Creek originates in the High Plains of northwestern Kansas.[3] Its source lies in extreme northwestern Gove County.[2] From there, it flows generally east-southeast through the Smoky Hills to its confluence with the Smoky Hill River in southwestern Russell County.[3]
In Ellis County, Kansas, Big Creek flows through the cities of Ellis and Hays.[3] In Ellis, it is dammed to maintain a small reservoir, Big Creek Lake.[4][5] In Hays, the creek runs through the campus of Fort Hays State University.[6]
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