Long Pine Creek

Long Pine Creek
Tributary to Niobrara River
Map of Long Pine Creek mouth location
Map of Long Pine Creek mouth location
Location of Long Pine Creek mouth
Map of Long Pine Creek mouth location
Map of Long Pine Creek mouth location
Long Pine Creek (the United States)
Location
CountryUnited States
StateNebraska
CountyRock
Brown
CityLong Pine
Physical characteristics
SourceCalamus River divide
 • locationabout 4 miles north-northeast of Hofeld Lake
 • coordinates42°27′24.00″N 099°48′5.45″W / 42.4566667°N 99.8015139°W / 42.4566667; -99.8015139[1]
 • elevation2,547 ft (776 m)[1]
MouthNiobrara River
 • location
about 3 miles west-southwest of Riverview, Nebraska
 • coordinates
42°43′25.00″N 099°37′41.42″W / 42.7236111°N 99.6281722°W / 42.7236111; -99.6281722[1]
 • elevation
2,008 ft (612 m)[1]
Length37.14 mi (59.77 km)[2]
Basin size437.21 square miles (1,132.4 km2)[3]
Discharge 
 • locationNiobrara River
 • average179.16 cu ft/s (5.073 m3/s) at mouth with Niobrara River[3]
Basin features
ProgressionNiobrara River → Missouri River → Mississippi River → Gulf of Mexico
River systemNiobrara
Tributaries 
 • leftWillow Creek
Bone Creek
 • rightSpring Branch
Short Pine Creek
BridgesS. Pine Avenue (x2), N Kyner Road, US 20, Bar 25 Road, 889th Road

Long Pine Creek is a 37.14 mi (59.77 km) long fourth-order tributary to the Niobrara River in Rock and Brown Counties, Nebraska.[4] The creek was named from the dense growth of pine trees along its banks.[5]

Course

Long Pine Creek rises on the divide of the Calamus River in the Nebraska Sandhills about 4 miles north-northeast of Hofeld Lake in Brown County and then flows generally north-northeast into Rock County to join the Niobrara River about 3 miles (4.8 km) west-southwest of Riverview, Nebraska.[1]

Watershed

Long Pine Creek drains 437.21 square miles (1,132.4 km2) of area, receives about 23.0 in/year (58 cm/year) of precipitation, and is about 3.96% forested.[3]

Recreational Area

The creek runs through Long Pine state recreational area, a 153-acre tract of land.[6]

See also

References

  1. ^ a b c d e "Geographic Names Information System". edits.nationalmap.gov. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 19 November 2022.
  2. ^ "ArcGIS Web Application". epa.maps.arcgis.com. US EPA. Retrieved November 19, 2022.
  3. ^ a b c "Long Pine Creek Watershed Report". watersgeo.epa.gov. US EPA. Retrieved 19 November 2022.
  4. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Long Pine 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. 95.
  6. ^ "Long Pine". outdoornebraska.gov. Retrieved 2024-09-01.