Beaver Creek (Sappa Creek tributary)

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Beaver Creek
Beaver Creek (Sappa Creek tributary) is located in Nebraska
Beaver Creek (Sappa Creek tributary)
Location of the mouth within Nebraska
Location
CountryUnited States
StatesKansas, Nebraska
CountiesSherman, Cheyenne, Rawlins, Decatur, Red Willow, Furnas
Physical characteristics
Source
 • locationSouth-southwest of Burlington, Colorado
 • coordinates39°10′26″N 102°20′04″W / 39.1738879°N 102.3343572°W / 39.1738879; -102.3343572[2]
2nd source
 • locationSoutheast of Burlington, Colorado
 • coordinates39°14′21″N 102°04′17″W / 39.2391669°N 102.0712932°W / 39.2391669; -102.0712932[3]
Source confluence 
 • locationNorth-northeast of Goodland, Kansas
 • coordinates39°26′36″N 101°41′16″W / 39.4433313°N 101.6876716°W / 39.4433313; -101.6876716[1]
 • elevation3,501 ft (1,067 m)[2][3]
MouthSappa Creek
 • location
West of Orleans, Nebraska
 • coordinates
40°07′16″N 99°38′36″W / 40.1211197°N 99.6434446°W / 40.1211197; -99.6434446Coordinates: 40°07′16″N 99°38′36″W / 40.1211197°N 99.6434446°W / 40.1211197; -99.6434446[1]
 • elevation
2,018 ft (615 m)[1]
Basin features
ProgressionBeaver Creek → Sappa Creek → Republican River → Kansas River → Missouri River → Mississippi River → Gulf of Mexico
Tributaries 
 • left

Beaver Creek is a river in the states of Kansas and Nebraska. It begins north-northeast of Goodland, Kansas and flows into Sappa Creek West of Orleans, Nebraska.

History[]

On June 28, 1989, roughly 9 inches (23 cm) of rain fell in Sherman and Cheyenne counties in Kansas. KDOT had to close a 0.5-mile (0.80 km) section of K-117 by Herndon due to high water from the Beaver River flooding.[4]

References[]

  1. ^ a b c "Beaver Creek". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved August 29, 2021.
  2. ^ a b "Middle Beaver Creek". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved August 29, 2021.
  3. ^ a b "South Beaver Creek". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved August 29, 2021.
  4. ^ "Flood destroys crops, roads near Herndon". The Salina Journal. Salina, KS. June 28, 1989. p. 7. Archived from the original on August 1, 2021. Retrieved March 10, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
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