Steel Creek is a long tributary of 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 ...
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Course
Steel Creek rises on the
North Branch Verdigre Creek divide about 2 miles northwest of
Star, Nebraska in Holt County and then flows northeast into Knox County to join the Niobrara River about 5 miles east of
Redbird, Nebraska
Redbird is an Unincorporated area#United States, unincorporated community in Holt County, Nebraska, United States.
History
A post office was established at Redbird (also spelled Red Bird) in the 1870s. Redbird was named from Redbird Creek (Niobr ...
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Watershed
Steel Creek drains of area, receives about 25.00 in/year of precipitation, has a wetness index of 448.54, and is about 10.86% 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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