Beaver Creek (Sappa Creek tributary)

Beaver Creek is a river in the states of Kansas and Nebraska. It begins north-northeast of Goodland, Kansas and flows into Sappa Creek West of Orleans, Nebraska.

Beaver Creek
Beaver Creek (Sappa Creek tributary) is located in Nebraska
Beaver Creek (Sappa Creek tributary)
Location of the mouth within Nebraska
Beaver Creek (Sappa Creek tributary) is located in the United States
Beaver Creek (Sappa Creek tributary)
Beaver Creek (Sappa Creek tributary) (the United States)
Location
CountryUnited States
StatesKansas, Nebraska
CountiesSherman, Cheyenne, Rawlins, Decatur, Red Willow, Furnas
Physical characteristics
SourceMiddle Beaver Creek
 • locationSouth-southwest of Burlington, Colorado
 • coordinates39°10′26″N 102°20′04″W / 39.1738879°N 102.3343572°W / 39.1738879; -102.3343572[2]
2nd sourceSouth Beaver Creek
 • locationSoutheast of Burlington, Colorado
 • coordinates39°14′21″N 102°04′17″W / 39.2391669°N 102.0712932°W / 39.2391669; -102.0712932[3]
Source confluence 
 • locationNorth-northeast of Goodland, Kansas
 • coordinates39°26′36″N 101°41′16″W / 39.4433313°N 101.6876716°W / 39.4433313; -101.6876716[1]
 • elevation3,501 ft (1,067 m)[2][3]
MouthSappa Creek
 • location
West of Orleans, Nebraska
 • coordinates
40°07′16″N 99°38′36″W / 40.1211197°N 99.6434446°W / 40.1211197; -99.6434446[1]
 • elevation
2,018 ft (615 m)[1]
Basin features
ProgressionBeaver Creek → Sappa CreekRepublican RiverKansas RiverMissouri RiverMississippi RiverGulf of Mexico
Tributaries 
 • leftLittle Beaver Creek

History

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On June 28, 1989, roughly 9 inches (23 cm) of rain fell in Sherman and Cheyenne counties in Kansas. KDOT had to close a 0.5-mile (0.80 km) section of K-117 by Herndon due to high water from the Beaver River flooding.[4]

References

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  1. ^ a b c "Beaver Creek". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved August 29, 2021.
  2. ^ a b "Middle Beaver Creek". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved August 29, 2021.
  3. ^ a b "South Beaver Creek". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved August 29, 2021.
  4. ^ "Flood destroys crops, roads near Herndon". The Salina Journal. Salina, KS. June 28, 1989. p. 7. Archived from the original on August 1, 2021. Retrieved March 10, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.