East Branch Eagle Creek
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CountryUnited States
StateNebraska
CountyHolt
Sourceconfluence of East and Middle Branch of Eagle Creek
| East Branch Eagle Creek Tributary to Eagle Creek | |
|---|---|
  Location of East Branch Eagle Creek mouth  East Branch Eagle Creek (the United States) | |
| Location | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Nebraska |
| County | Holt |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | confluence of East and Middle Branch of Eagle Creek |
| • location | about 1 mile southeast of School No. 157 |
| • coordinates | 42°29′56.01″N 098°44′18.32″W / 42.4988917°N 98.7384222°W[1] |
| • elevation | 2,040 ft (620 m)[1] |
| Mouth | Eagle Creek |
• location | about 2.5 miles southeast of School No. 33 |
• coordinates | 42°38′31.01″N 098°45′25.32″W / 42.6419472°N 98.7570333°W[1] |
• elevation | 1,768 ft (539 m)[1] |
| Length | 13.90 mi (22.37 km)[2] |
| Basin size | 53.40 square miles (138.3 km2)[3] |
| Discharge | |
| • location | Eagle Creek |
| • average | 5.92 cu ft/s (0.168 m3/s) at mouth with Eagle Creek[3] |
| Basin features | |
| Progression | Eagle Creek → Niobrara River → Missouri River → Mississippi |
| River system | Niobrara |
| Bridges | 877th Road |
East Branch Eagle Creek is a 13.90 mi (22.37 km) long second-order tributary to Eagle Creek in Holt County, Nebraska.
East Branch Eagle Creek rises on the Elkhorn River divide 1 mile (1.6 km) southeast of School No. 157 in Holt County and then flows north to join West Branch Eagle Creek forming Eagle Creek about 2.5 miles (4.0 km) southeast of School No. 33.[1]
