Coon Creek (Niobrara River tributary)

Coon Creek
Tributary to Niobrara River
Location of Coon Creek mouth
Coon Creek (Niobrara River tributary) (the United States)
Location
CountryUnited States
StateNebraska
CountyRock
Physical characteristics
SourceNorth Fork Elkhorn River divide
  locationDugger School
  coordinates42°39′54.00″N 099°30′3.41″W / 42.6650000°N 99.5009472°W / 42.6650000; -99.5009472
  elevation2,230 ft (680 m)
MouthNiobrara River
  location
about 0.3 miles southwest of Carns, Nebraska
  coordinates
42°43′49.01″N 099°29′16.41″W / 42.7302806°N 99.4878917°W / 42.7302806; -99.4878917
  elevation
1,870 ft (570 m)
Length5.85 mi (9.41 km)
Basin size9.86 square miles (25.5 km2)
Discharge 
  locationNiobrara River
  average1.21 cu ft/s (0.034 m3/s) at mouth with Niobrara River
Basin features
ProgressionNiobrara RiverMissouri RiverMississippi
River systemNiobrara
BridgesAdair Road

Coon Creek is a 5.85 mi (9.41 km) long first-order tributary to the Niobrara River in Rock County, Nebraska.

Coon Creek rises on the divide of North Fork Elkhorn River and then flows generally north to join the Niobrara River about 0.3 miles (0.48 km) southwest of Carns, Nebraska.