Big Sandy Creek is a long third-order tributary to the
Niobrara River
The Niobrara River (; oma, Ní Ubthátha khe, , literally "water spread-out horizontal-the" or "The Wide-Spreading Water") is a tributary of the Missouri River, approximately long,U.S. Geological Survey. Many early settlers, such as Mari Sando ...
in
Holt County, Nebraska
Holt County is a county in the U.S. state of Nebraska. As of the 2020 census, the population was 10,127. Its county seat is O'Neill.
Holt County is in the Outback area of Nebraska.
In the Nebraska license plate system, Holt County is repres ...
.
Big Sandy Creek rises on the
Elkhorn River
The Elkhorn River is a river in northeastern Nebraska, United States, that originates in the eastern Sandhills and is one of the largest tributaries of the Platte River, flowing and joining the Platte just southwest of Omaha, approximately s ...
divide about southeast of School No. 188 in Holt County and then flows north and northeast to join the
Niobrara River
The Niobrara River (; oma, Ní Ubthátha khe, , literally "water spread-out horizontal-the" or "The Wide-Spreading Water") is a tributary of the Missouri River, approximately long,U.S. Geological Survey. Many early settlers, such as Mari Sando ...
about northwest of Badger School.
Watershed
Big Sandy Creek drains of area, receives about of precipitation, and is about 1.29% forested.
See also
*
List of rivers of Nebraska
This is a partial list of rivers in Nebraska (U.S. state).
By tributary Missouri River
*''Cheyenne River (SD)''
**Hat Creek
* White River
*Niobrara River
** Burgess Creek
** Bingham Creek
**Snake River
** Long Pine Creek
** Keya Paha River
** ...
References
Rivers of Holt County, Nebraska
Rivers of Nebraska
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