East Branch Louse Creek
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| East Branch Louse Creek Tributary to Louse Creek | |
|---|---|
  Location of East Branch Louse Creek mouth  East Branch Louse Creek (the United States) | |
| Location | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Nebraska |
| County | Holt |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | Steel Creek divide |
| • location | about 4 miles southwest of Dorsey, Nebraska |
| • coordinates | 42°39′8.00″N 098°24′32.00″W / 42.6522222°N 98.4088889°W[1] |
| • elevation | 1,890 ft (580 m)[1] |
| Mouth | Louse Creek |
• location | about 4 miles west of Dorsey, Nebraska |
• coordinates | 42°40′43.00″N 098°26′18.29″W / 42.6786111°N 98.4384139°W[1] |
• elevation | 1,706 ft (520 m)[1] |
| Length | 2.79 mi (4.49 km)[2] |
| Basin size | 5.56 square miles (14.4 km2)[3] |
| Discharge | |
| • location | Louse Creek |
| • average | 0.73 cu ft/s (0.021 m3/s) at mouth with Louse Creek[3] |
| Basin features | |
| Progression | Louse Creek → Niobrara River → Missouri River → Mississippi River → Gulf of Mexico |
| River system | Niobrara |
East Branch Louse Creek is a 2.79 mi (4.49 km) long second-order tributary to Louse Creek in Holt County, Nebraska. The confluence of this creek with West Branch Louse Creek forms Louse Creek.
East Branch Louse Creek rises on the Steel Creek divide about 4 miles (6.4 km) southwest of Dorsey, Nebraska in Holt County and then flows northwest to join West Branch Louse Creek and forms Louse Creek about 4 miles (6.4 km) west of Dorsey, Nebraska.[1]
