| Big Sandy Creek Tributary to Niobrara River | |
|---|---|
&sq=Facebook&lang=en&file=File:USA_Nebraska_relief_location_map.svg)  Location of Big Sandy Creek mouth &sq=Facebook&lang=en&file=File:Usa_edcp_relief_location_map.png) Big Sandy Creek (Niobrara River tributary) (the United States) | |
| Location | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Nebraska |
| County | Holt |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | Elkhorn River divide |
| • location | about 3 miles southeast of School No. 188 |
| • coordinates | 42°36′38.01″N 099°02′36.35″W / 42.6105583°N 99.0434306°W[1] |
| • elevation | 2,110 ft (640 m)[1] |
| Mouth | Niobrara River |
• location | about 0.5 miles northwest of Badger School |
• coordinates | 42°51′2.00″N 098°54′16.33″W / 42.8505556°N 98.9045361°W[1] |
• elevation | 1,595 ft (486 m)[1] |
| Length | 27.55 mi (44.34 km)[2] |
| Basin size | 113.65 square miles (294.4 km2)[3] |
| Discharge | |
| • location | Niobrara River |
| • average | 11.99 cu ft/s (0.340 m3/s) at mouth with Niobrara River[3] |
| Basin features | |
| Progression | Niobrara River → Missouri River → Mississippi |
| River system | Niobrara |
| Tributaries | |
| • left | Springs Creek |
| Bridges | 884th Road, 885th Road, 472nd Avenue, 887th Road, 472nd Avenue, 895th Road, 476th Avenue, 899th Road |
Big Sandy Creek is a 27.55 mi (44.34 km) long third-order tributary to the Niobrara River in Holt County, Nebraska.
- ^ a b c d "Geographic Names Information System". edits.nationalmap.gov. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 5 November 2022.
- ^ "ArcGIS Web Application". epa.maps.arcgis.com. US EPA. Retrieved November 5, 2022.
- ^ a b "Big Sandy Creek Watershed Report". watersgeo.epa.gov. US EPA. Retrieved 5 November 2022.