Big Springs Creek (South Branch Verdigre Creek tributary)
| Big Springs Creek Tributary to South Branch Verdigre Creek | |
|---|---|
Location of Big Springs Creek mouth Big Springs Creek (South Branch Verdigre Creek tributary) (the United States) | |
| Location | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Nebraska |
| County | Antelope |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | Elkhorn River divide |
| • location | about 1.5 miles west of Orchard, Nebraska |
| • coordinates | 42°18′55.02″N 098°17′10.27″W / 42.3152833°N 98.2861861°W |
| • elevation | 1,978 ft (603 m) |
| Mouth | South Branch Verdigre Creek |
• location | about 5 miles north-northeast of Orchard, Nebraska |
• coordinates | 42°24′57.01″N 098°12′58.27″W / 42.4158361°N 98.2161861°W |
• elevation | 1,654 ft (504 m) |
| Length | 10.78 mi (17.35 km) |
| Basin size | 30.98 square miles (80.2 km2) |
| Discharge | |
| • location | South Branch Verdigre Creek |
| • average | 3.85 cu ft/s (0.109 m3/s) at mouth with South Branch Verdigre Creek |
| Basin features | |
| Progression | South Branch Verdigre Creek → Verdigre Creek → Niobrara River → Missouri River → Mississippi |
| River system | Niobrara |
| Tributaries | |
| • right | Hathoway Slough |
| Bridges | US 20, 864th Road, 865th Road, 511th Avenue, 866th Road, 512th Avenue, 513th Avenue, 514th Avenue |
Big Springs Creek is a 10.78 mi (17.35 km) long third-order tributary to South Branch Verdigre Creek in Antelope County, Nebraska.