Pishel Creek
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| Pishel Creek Tributary to Niobrara River | |
|---|---|
  Location of Pishel Creek mouth  Pishel Creek (the United States) | |
| Location | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Nebraska |
| County | Knox Holt |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | North Branch Verdigre Creek divide |
| • location | about 2.5 miles south-southwest of Knoxville, Nebraska |
| • coordinates | 42°38′6.00″N 098°12′48.00″W / 42.6350000°N 98.2133333°W[1] |
| • elevation | 1,840 ft (560 m)[1] |
| Mouth | Niobrara River |
• location | about Pishelville, Nebraska |
• coordinates | 42°42′46.00″N 098°09′59.27″W / 42.7127778°N 98.1664639°W[1] |
• elevation | 1,312 ft (400 m)[1] |
| Length | 11.50 mi (18.51 km)[2] |
| Basin size | 20.36 square miles (52.7 km2)[3] |
| Discharge | |
| • location | Niobrara River |
| • average | 2.40 cu ft/s (0.068 m3/s) at mouth with Niobrara River[3] |
| Basin features | |
| Progression | Niobrara River → Missouri River → Mississippi River → Gulf of Mexico |
| River system | Niobrara |
| Waterbodies | Bartos Reservoir, |
| Bridges | 886 Road, 887 Road, 512th Road, 890th Road, 891 Road |
Pishel Creek is a 11.50 mi (18.51 km) long 2nd order tributary to the Niobrara River in Knox County, Nebraska. This is the only stream of this name in the United States.
Pishel Creek rises on the North Branch Verdigre Creek divide about 2.5 miles Knoxville, Nebraska in Knox County and then flows north straddling the Knox-Holt County line and then turns northeast to join the Niobrara River at Pishelville, Nebraska.[1]
