West Branch Louse Creek is a long second-order tributary to
Louse Creek 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 ...
. The confluence of this creek with East Branch Louse Creek forms Louse Creek.
West Branch Louse Creek rises on the
North Branch Verdigre Creek
North Branch Verdigre Creek is a long second-order tributary to Verdigre Creek in Knox County, Nebraska.
Course
North Branch Verdigre Creek rises on the Elkhorn River divide about 4 miles southeast of Opportunity, Nebraska in Holt County and t ...
divide about northwest of
Opportunity, Nebraska
Opportunity is an unincorporated community in Holt County, Nebraska, United States.
History
Opportunity was so named because its founders saw a good opportunity to establish a post office and store there. The Opportunity post office operated bet ...
in Holt County and then flows northeast to join East Branch Louse Creek forming Louse Creek about west of
Dorsey, Nebraska
Dorsey is an unincorporated community in Holt County, Nebraska, United States.
History
A post office was established at Dorsey in the 1880s. It was named for George Washington Emery Dorsey
George Washington Emery Dorsey (January 25, 1842 – ...
.
Watershed
West Branch Louse Creek drains of area, receives about of precipitation, and is about 0.07% 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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