Cottonwood Creek Tributary to Verdigre Creek
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Location
Country	United States
State	Nebraska
County	Knox Antelope
Physical characteristics
Source	East Branch Verdigre Creek divide
• location	about 3 miles northeast of Royal, Nebraska
• coordinates	42°21′33.02″N 098°05′5.25″W / 42.3591722°N 98.0847917°W / 42.3591722; -98.0847917[1]
• elevation	1,840 ft (560 m)[1]
Mouth	Verdigre Creek
• location	about 5 miles east of Venus, Nebraska
• coordinates	42°26′56.01″N 098°07′44.26″W / 42.4488917°N 98.1289611°W / 42.4488917; -98.1289611[1]
• elevation	1,539 ft (469 m)[1]
Length	7.37 mi (11.86 km)[2]
Basin size	10.29 square miles (26.7 km2)[3]
Discharge
• location	Verdigre Creek
• average	2.14 cu ft/s (0.061 m3/s) at mouth with Verdigre Creek[3]
Basin features
Progression	Verdigre Creek → Niobrara River → Missouri River → Mississippi River → Gulf of Mexico
River system	Niobrara
Bridges	866th Road, 868th Road

Cottonwood Creek is a 7.37 mi (11.86 km) long second-order tributary to Verdigre Creek in Knox County, Nebraska.

Cottonwood Creek rises on the East Branch Verdigre Creek divide about 3 miles northeast of Royal, Nebraska and then flows generally north-northwest to join Verdigre Creek about 5 miles east of Venus, Nebraska.^[1]

Cottonwood Creek drains 10.23 square miles (26.5 km²) of area, receives about 27.0 in/year of precipitation, has a wetness index of 538.56, and is about 1.31% forested.^[3]

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