Red Otter Creek is a long 2nd order tributary to the
Niobrara River
The Niobrara River (; , , literally "water spread-out horizontal-the" or "The Wide-Spreading Water") is a tributary of the Missouri River, approximately long,U.S. Geological Survey. Many early settlers, such as Mari Sandoz, referred to the rive ...
in
Knox County, Nebraska
Knox County is a county in the U.S. state of Nebraska. As of the 2020 United States census, the population was 8,391. Its county seat is Center. Knox County was named for Continental and U.S. Army Major General Henry Knox. In the Nebraska ...
. This is the only stream of this name in the United States.
Variant names
According to the
Geographic Names Information System
The Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) is a database of name and location information about more than two million physical and cultural features, encompassing the United States and its territories; the Compact of Free Association, asso ...
, it has also been known historically as:
*Squaw Creek
Course
Red Otter Creek rises on the
North Branch Verdigre Creek and East Branch Louse Creek divides about 8 miles north of
Star, Nebraska in Holt County and then flows generally northeast into Knox County and to join the Niobrara River about 4 miles northwest of
Pishelville, Nebraska.
Watershed
Red Otter Creek drains of area, receives about 24.8 in/year of precipitation, has a wetness index of 518.81, and is about 3.19% 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 Holt County, Nebraska
Rivers of Knox County, Nebraska
Rivers of Nebraska
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