East Branch Louse Creek

{{Short description|Stream in Nebraska, U.S.}}

{{Use American English|date=February 2025}}

{{Use mdy dates|date=October 2022}}

{{Infobox river

| name = East Branch Louse Creek

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| name_other = Tributary to Louse Creek

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| pushpin_map = USA Nebraska#USA

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| pushpin_map_caption = Location of East Branch Louse Creek mouth

| pushpin_map_alt = Map of East Branch Louse Creek mouth location

| subdivision_type1 = Country

| subdivision_name1 = United States

| subdivision_type2 = State

| subdivision_name2 = Nebraska

| subdivision_type3 = County

| subdivision_name3 = Holt

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| length = {{convert|2.79|mi|km|abbr=on}}{{cite web |title=ArcGIS Web Application |url=https://epa.maps.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=074cfede236341b6a1e03779c2bd0692 |website=epa.maps.arcgis.com |publisher=US EPA |access-date=October 29, 2022}}

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| discharge1_location = Louse Creek

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| discharge1_avg = {{convert|0.73|cuft/s|m3/s|abbr=on}} at mouth with Louse Creek{{cite web |title=East Branch Louse Creek Watershed Report |url=https://watersgeo.epa.gov/watershedreport/?comid=11645371 |website=watersgeo.epa.gov |publisher=US EPA |access-date=October 29, 2022 |language=en}}

| source1 = Steel Creek divide

| source1_location = about 4 miles southwest of Dorsey, Nebraska

| source1_coordinates = {{coord|42|39|8.00|N|098|24|32.00|W|display=inline}}{{cite web |title=Geographic Names Information System |url=https://edits.nationalmap.gov/apps/gaz-domestic/public/search/names/6e822798-e2d2-58de-b788-074ad648f5ad/summary |website=edits.nationalmap.gov |publisher=US Geological Survey |access-date=October 29, 2022}}

| source1_elevation = {{convert|1890|ft|abbr=on}}

| mouth = Louse Creek

| mouth_location = about 4 miles west of Dorsey, Nebraska

| mouth_coordinates = {{coord|42|40|43.00|N|098|26|18.29|W|display=inline,title}}

| mouth_elevation = {{convert|1706|ft|abbr=on}}

| progression = Louse Creek → Niobrara River → Missouri River → Mississippi River → Gulf of Mexico

| river_system = Niobrara

| basin_size = {{convert|5.56|sqmi}}

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East Branch Louse Creek is a {{convert|2.79|mi|km|abbr=on}} long second-order tributary to Louse Creek in Holt County, Nebraska. The confluence of this creek with West Branch Louse Creek forms Louse Creek.