Sappa Creek
| Sappa Creek | |
|---|---|
 Sappa Creek Bridge spanning the creek | |
| Location | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Kansas, Nebraska |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source confluence | |
| • location | Oberlin, Kansas |
| • coordinates | 39°47′05″N 100°34′42″W / 39.78472°N 100.57833°W |
| • elevation | 2,570 ft (780 m) |
| Mouth | Republican River |
• location | Orleans, Nebraska |
• coordinates | 40°06′52″N 99°28′46″W / 40.11444°N 99.47944°WCoordinates: 40°06′52″N 99°28′46″W / 40.11444°N 99.47944°W[1] |
• elevation | 1,965 ft (599 m) |
| Length | 150 mi (240 km) |
| Basin features | |
| Progression | Sappa Creek → Republican River → Kansas River → Missouri River → Mississippi River → Gulf of Mexico |
| Tributaries | |
| • right | Beaver Creek |
Sappa Creek is a stream in the central Great Plains of North America. A tributary of the Republican River, it flows for 150 miles (240 km) through the American states of Kansas and Nebraska.[2]
Geography[]
Sappa Creek originates in the High Plains of northwest Kansas.[3] It is formed by the confluence of North Fork Sappa Creek and South Fork Sappa Creek located roughly 3.5 miles (5.6 km) southwest of Oberlin, Kansas in Decatur County.[4] From there, in flows generally northeast into south-central Nebraska.[3] In west-central Harlan County, Nebraska, it joins the Republican River.[2]
See also[]
References[]
- ^ "Sappa Creek". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 2015-11-02.
- ^ a b "National Hydrography Dataset". National Hydrography Dataset. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 2015-09-30.
- ^ a b "2003-2004 Official Transportation Map" (PDF). Kansas Department of Transportation. Retrieved 2015-09-30.
- ^ "General Highway Map - Decatur County, Kansas". Kansas Department of Transportation. November 2009. Retrieved 2015-09-30.
Categories:
- Rivers of Kansas
- Kansas river stubs