Willow Creek (Niobrara River tributary)

Willow Creek
Tributary to Niobrara River
Location of Willow Creek mouth
Willow Creek (Niobrara River tributary) (the United States)
Location
CountryUnited States
StateNebraska
CountyRock
Physical characteristics
SourceNorth Fork Elkhorn River divide
  locationabout Willowdale School
  coordinates42°40′46.00″N 099°23′20.39″W / 42.6794444°N 99.3889972°W / 42.6794444; -99.3889972
  elevation2,215 ft (675 m)
MouthNiobrara River
  location
about 0.5 miles northwest of Mariaville, Nebraska
  coordinates
42°46′44.00″N 099°21′34.38″W / 42.7788889°N 99.3595500°W / 42.7788889; -99.3595500
  elevation
1,808 ft (551 m)
Length9.73 mi (15.66 km)
Basin size21.63 square miles (56.0 km2)
Discharge 
  locationNiobrara River
  average2.56 cu ft/s (0.072 m3/s) at mouth with Niobrara River
Basin features
ProgressionNiobrara RiverMissouri RiverMississippi
River systemNiobrara
Tributaries 
  rightSand Creek
Bridges887th Road, 888th Road, Atwood Road, Antelope Road

Willow Creek is a 9.73 mi (15.66 km) long third-order tributary to the Niobrara River in Rock County, Nebraska.

Willow Creek rises on the North Fork Elkhorn River divide at Willowdale School and then flows northwest and northeast to join the Niobrara River about 0.5 miles (0.80 km) northwest of Mariaville, Nebraska.