Fairfield Creek Tributary to Niobrara River
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Location
Country	United States
State	Nebraska
County	Brown Cherry
Physical characteristics
Source	Schlagel Creek divide
• location	about 4 miles west-northwest of Arabia, Nebraska
• coordinates	42°44′3.01″N 100°27′22.47″W / 42.7341694°N 100.4562417°W / 42.7341694; -100.4562417[1]
• elevation	2,764 ft (842 m)[1]
Mouth	Niobrara River
• location	about 5.5 miles south of Norden, Nebraska
• coordinates	42°47′8.01″N 100°03′46.44″W / 42.7855583°N 100.0629000°W / 42.7855583; -100.0629000[1]
• elevation	2,123 ft (647 m)[1]
Length	24.97 mi (40.19 km)[2]
Basin size	105.16 square miles (272.4 km2)[3]
Discharge
• location	Niobrara River
• average	10.25 cu ft/s (0.290 m3/s) at mouth with Niobrara River[3]
Basin features
Progression	Niobrara River → Missouri River → Mississippi River → Gulf of Mexico
River system	Niobrara
Tributaries
• left	unnamed tributaries
• right	South Fork Fairfield Creek
Waterbodies	Swan Lake
Bridges	US 20

Fairfield Creek is a 24.97 mi (40.19 km) long third-order tributary to the Niobrara River in Brown County, Nebraska.

Fairfield Creek begins on the Schlagel Creek divide at Swan Lake in the Nebraska Sandhills about 4 miles (6.4 km) west-northwest of Arabia, Nebraska of and then flows generally east to join the Niobrara River about 5.5 miles (8.9 km) south of Norden, Nebraska.^[1]

Fairfield Creek drains 105.16 square miles (272.4 km²) of area, receives about 21.35 in/year (54.2 cm/year) of precipitation, and is about 2.02% forested.^[3]

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