East Branch Verdigre Creek
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| East Branch Verdigre Creek Tributary to Verdigre Creek | |
|---|---|
  Location of East Branch Verdigre Creek mouth  East Branch Verdigre Creek (the United States) | |
| Location | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Nebraska |
| County | Knox Antelope |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | Elkhorn River divide |
| • location | about 1.5 miles southeast of Royal, Nebraska |
| • coordinates | 42°18′31.02″N 098°05′23.25″W / 42.3086167°N 98.0897917°W[1] |
| • elevation | 1,860 ft (570 m)[1] |
| Mouth | Verdigre Creek |
• location | about 8 miles east-southeast of Venus, Nebraska |
• coordinates | 42°26′16.01″N 098°08′26″W / 42.4377806°N 98.14056°W[1] |
• elevation | 1,608 ft (490 m)[1] |
| Length | 3.37 mi (5.42 km)[2] |
| Basin size | 55.13 square miles (142.8 km2)[3] |
| Discharge | |
| • location | Verdigre Creek |
| • average | 8.17 cu ft/s (0.231 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 |
| Tributaries | |
| • left | Hay Creek |
| Waterbodies | Grove Lake |
East Branch Verdigre Creek is a 3.37 mi (5.42 km)-long third-order tributary to Verdigre Creek in Knox County, Nebraska, United States. This stream along with South Branch Verdigre Creek forms Verdigre Creek.
East Branch Verdigre Creek rises on the Elkhorn River divide about 1.5 miles southeast of Royal, Nebraska and then flows north-northwest to join South Branch Verdigre Creek to form Verdigre Creek about 8 miles east-southeast of Venus, Nebraska.[1]
