Deep Creek (Plum Creek tributary)

Deep Creek is a 2.86 mi (4.60 km) long second-order tributary to Plum Creek in Brown County, Nebraska.

Deep Creek Tributary to Plum Creek
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Location
Country	United States
State	Nebraska
County	Brown
Physical characteristics
Source	Sand Draw divide
• location	about 8 miles north-northeast of Johnstown, Nebraska
• coordinates	42°39′33.00″N 99°58′25.44″W[1]
• elevation	2,400 ft (730 m)[1]
Mouth	Plum Creek
• location	about 10 miles north-northeast of Johnstown, Nebraska
• coordinates	42°41′33.00″N 099°58′25.44″W[1]
• elevation	2,208 ft (673 m)[1]
Length	2.86 mi (4.60 km)[2]
Basin size	7.33 square miles (19.0 km2)[3]
Discharge
• location	Plum Creek
• average	0.91 cu ft/s (0.026 m3/s) at mouth with Plum Creek[3]
Basin features
Progression	Plum Creek → Niobrara River → Missouri River → Mississippi River → Gulf of Mexico
River system	Niobrara
Tributaries
• left	unnamed tributaries
• right	unnamed tributaries
Bridges	none

Deep Creek rises on the Sand Draw divide in the Nebraska Sandhills about 8 miles (13 km) north-northeast of Johnstown, Nebraska and then flows generally north to join Plum Creek about 10 miles (16 km) north-northeast of Johnstown, Nebraska.^[1]

Watershed

Deep Creek drains 7.33 square miles (19.0 km²) of area, receives about 22.7 in/year (58 cm/year) of precipitation, and is about 9.52% forested.^[3]

See also

• Nebraska portal

• List of rivers of Nebraska