| Cottonwood Creek Tributary to Verdigre Creek | |
|---|---|
&sq=crain_ford&lang=en&file=File:USA_Nebraska_relief_location_map.svg)  Location of Cottonwood Creek mouth &sq=crain_ford&lang=en&file=File:Usa_edcp_relief_location_map.png) Cottonwood Creek (Verdigre Creek tributary) (the United States) | |
| Location | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Nebraska |
| County | Knox Antelope |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | East Branch Verdigre Creek divide |
| • location | about 3 miles northeast of Royal, Nebraska |
| • coordinates | 42°21′33.02″N 098°05′5.25″W / 42.3591722°N 98.0847917°W[1] |
| • elevation | 1,840 ft (560 m)[1] |
| Mouth | Verdigre Creek |
• location | about 5 miles east of Venus, Nebraska |
• coordinates | 42°26′56.01″N 098°07′44.26″W / 42.4488917°N 98.1289611°W[1] |
• elevation | 1,539 ft (469 m)[1] |
| Length | 7.37 mi (11.86 km)[2] |
| Basin size | 10.29 square miles (26.7 km2)[3] |
| Discharge | |
| • location | Verdigre Creek |
| • average | 2.14 cu ft/s (0.061 m3/s) at mouth with Verdigre Creek[3] |
| Basin features | |
| Progression | Verdigre Creek → Niobrara River → Missouri River → Mississippi River → Gulf of Mexico |
| River system | Niobrara |
| Bridges | 866th Road, 868th Road |
Cottonwood Creek is a 7.37 mi (11.86 km) long second-order tributary to Verdigre Creek in Knox County, Nebraska.
- ^ a b c d "Geographic Names Information System". edits.nationalmap.gov. US Geological Survey. Retrieved October 24, 2022.
- ^ "ArcGIS Web Application". epa.maps.arcgis.com. US EPA. Retrieved October 24, 2022.
- ^ a b "Cottonwood Creek Watershed Report". watersgeo.epa.gov. US EPA. Retrieved October 24, 2022.