Hathoway Slough is a long second-order tributary to
Big Springs Creek (South Branch Verdigre Creek tributary) in
Antelope County, Nebraska
Antelope County is a county located in the U.S. state of Nebraska. As of the 2020 United States census, the population was 6,295. Its county seat is Neligh. The county was formed in 1871. It received its name after a group of early settlers k ...
.
Course
Hathoway Slough rises on the
Elkhorn River
The Elkhorn River is a river in northeastern Nebraska, United States, that originates in the eastern Sandhills and is one of the largest tributaries of the Platte River, flowing and joining the Platte just southwest of Omaha, approximately ...
divide about 1 mile east of
Orchard, Nebraska
Orchard is a village in Antelope County, Nebraska, Antelope County, Nebraska, United States. The population was 379 at the 2010 United States Census, 2010 census.
History
Orchard was founded in 1880 when the railroad was extended to that point. ...
in Antelope County and then flows northeast and northwest to join Big Springs Creek about six miles
ONVERTorth-northeast of Orchard, Nebraska.
Watershed
Hathoway Slough drains of area, receives about 26.3 in/year of precipitation, has a wetness index of 555.68, and is about 2.24% forested.
See also
*
List of rivers of Nebraska
This is a partial list of rivers in Nebraska (U.S. state).
By tributary Missouri River
*''Cheyenne River (SD)''
**Hat Creek
* White River
* Niobrara River
** Burgess Creek
** Bingham Creek
**Snake River
** Long Pine Creek
** Keya Paha River
** ...
References
Rivers of Antelope County, Nebraska
Rivers of Nebraska
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