Sand Creek (Niobrara River tributary)

{{Short description|Stream in Nebraska, USA}}

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

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

{{Infobox river

| name = Sand Creek

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| name_other = Tributary to Niobrara River

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| pushpin_map = USA Nebraska#USA

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| pushpin_map_caption = Location of Sand Creek mouth

| pushpin_map_alt = Map of Sand 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|7.86|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 28, 2022}}

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| discharge1_location = Niobrara River

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| discharge1_avg = {{convert|1.06|cuft/s|m3/s|abbr=on}} at mouth with Niobrara River{{cite web |title=Sand Creek Watershed Report |url=https://watersgeo.epa.gov/watershedreport/?comid=11645697 |website=watersgeo.epa.gov |publisher=US EPA |access-date=October 28, 2022 |language=en}}

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| source1 = East Branch Louse Creek divide

| source1_location = about 3 miles west of Dorsey, Nebraska

| source1_coordinates = {{coord|42|40|16.00|N|098|24|28.29|W|display=inline}}{{cite web |title=Geographic Names Information System |url=https://edits.nationalmap.gov/apps/gaz-domestic/public/search/names/6e810f1b-0c1b-55c9-b0fe-f944b31cb6b9/summary |website=edits.nationalmap.gov |publisher=US Geological Survey |access-date=October 28, 2022}}

| source1_elevation = {{convert|1758|ft|abbr=on}}

| mouth = Niobrara River

| mouth_location = about 3 miles southeast of Lynch, Nebraska

| mouth_coordinates = {{coord|42|46|22.00|N|098|24|54.29|W|display=inline,title}}

| mouth_elevation = {{convert|1388|ft|abbr=on}}

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

| river_system = Niobrara

| basin_size = {{convert|8.63|sqmi}}

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| bridges = 888th Road, 505th Avenue, 893rd Road

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Sand Creek is a {{convert|7.86|mi|km|abbr=on}} long 1st order tributary to the Niobrara River in Holt County, Nebraska.