Laughing Water Creek is a 0.39 mi (0.63 km) long second-order tributary to the Niobrara River in Rock County, Nebraska.
| Laughing Water Creek Tributary to Niobrara River | |
|---|---|
  Location of Laughing Water Creek mouth  Laughing Water Creek (Niobrara River tributary) (the United States) | |
| Location | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Nebraska |
| County | Rock |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | confluence of East Branch and West Branch Laughing Water Creek |
| • location | about 1 mile south-southwest of Carns, Nebraska |
| • coordinates | 42°43′29.00″N 099°29′4.00″W / 42.7247222°N 99.4844444°W[1] |
| • elevation | 1,883 ft (574 m)[1] |
| Mouth | Niobrara River |
• location | about 0.25 miles southwest of Carns, Nebraska |
• coordinates | 42°43′48.00″N 099°29′13.41″W / 42.7300000°N 99.4870583°W[1] |
• elevation | 1,870 ft (570 m)[1] |
| Length | 0.39 mi (0.63 km)[2] |
| Basin size | 10.80 square miles (28.0 km2)[3] |
| Discharge | |
| • location | Niobrara River |
| • average | 1.33 cu ft/s (0.038 m3/s) at mouth with Niobrara River[3] |
| Basin features | |
| Progression | Niobrara River → Missouri River → Mississippi |
| River system | Niobrara |
| Bridges | 449th Road |
Laughing Water Creek is formed at the confluence of East Branch and West Branch of Laughing Water Creek and then flows generally north to join the Niobrara River about 0.25 miles (0.40 km) southwest of Carns, Nebraska.[1]
Watershed edit
Laughing Water Creek drains 10.80 square miles (28.0 km2) of area, receives about 23.9 in/year (61 cm/year) of precipitation, and is about 4.33% forested.[3]
See also edit
References edit
- ^ a b c d e "Geographic Names Information System". edits.nationalmap.gov. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 17 November 2022.
- ^ "ArcGIS Web Application". epa.maps.arcgis.com. US EPA. Retrieved November 17, 2022.
- ^ a b c "Laughing Water Creek Watershed Report". watersgeo.epa.gov. US EPA. Retrieved 17 November 2022.
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