Big Creek (Kansas)
River in Kansas, United States / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Big Creek is a 221-mile (356 km) stream in the central Great Plains of North America. It is a tributary of the Smoky Hill River, and the entirety of its length lies in the U.S. state of Kansas.[2]
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Big Creek | |
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Location | |
Country | United States |
State | Kansas |
Physical characteristics | |
Source | |
• location | Gove County, Kansas |
• coordinates | 39°06′43″N 100°44′57″W[1] |
• elevation | 2,986 ft (910 m) |
Mouth | Smoky Hill River |
• location | Russell County, Kansas |
• coordinates | 38°47′25″N 98°55′10″W[1] |
• elevation | 1,713 ft (522 m) |
Length | 221 mi (356 km) |
Basin size | 862 sq mi (2,230 km2) |
Discharge | |
• average | 51 cu ft/s (1.4 m3/s) |
Basin features | |
Watersheds | Big-Smoky Hill-Kansas-Missouri-Mississippi |
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