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| ⚫ | '''Papillion Creek''' is a {{convert|15.5|mi|km|adj=mid|-long}}<ref name=NHD>U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline data. [http://viewer.nationalmap.gov/viewer/ The National Map], accessed March 30, 2011</ref> [[tributary]] of the [[Missouri River]] in [[Nebraska]]. Its watershed lies in [[Washington County, Nebraska|Washington]], [[Douglas County, Nebraska|Douglas]] and [[Sarpy County, Nebraska|Sarpy]] counties, including parts of the city of [[Omaha, Nebraska|Omaha]]. The main branch of Papillion Creek is known as '''Big Papillion Creek'''.{{Citation needed|date=March 2011}} Some of the tributaries include Little Papillion Creek, Thomas Creek, Cole Creek, Northwest Branch of West Papillion Creek, West Papillion Creek, South Papillion Creek, and Mud Creek. Papillion Creek empties into the Missouri River south of [[Bellevue, Nebraska|Bellevue]] and just north of the mouth of the [[Platte River]].<ref name=NHD/> |
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Locals often refer to the creek as the "Papio Creek".<ref>[https://www.unomaha.edu/news/2017/08/river-runs-around-it.php A River Runs Around It]</ref> |
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| ⚫ | '''Papillion Creek''' is a [[tributary]] of the [[Missouri River]] in [[Nebraska]]. Its watershed lies in [[Washington County, Nebraska|Washington]], [[Douglas County, Nebraska|Douglas]] and [[Sarpy County, Nebraska|Sarpy]] counties, including parts of the city of [[Omaha, Nebraska|Omaha]]. The main branch of Papillion Creek is '''Big Papillion Creek'''. Some of the tributaries include |
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| ⚫ | Within its watershed lie [[Glenn Cunningham Lake]], [[Standing Bear Lake]], [[Zorinsky Lake]] and [[Wehrspann Lake]] at the [[Chalco Hills Recreation Area]], which were created by the [[United States Army Corps of Engineers|Army Corps of Engineers]] in the aftermath of extensive flooding in 1964 and 1965.<ref>[https://www.nwo.usace.army.mil/Missions/Dam-and-Lake-Projects/Salt-Papio-Creeks/ Papio & Salt Creeks]</ref> |
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Locals often refer to the creek as the "Papio Creek." |
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| ⚫ | Within its watershed lie [[Glenn Cunningham Lake]], [[Standing Bear Lake]], [[Zorinsky Lake]] and Wehrspann Lake at the [[Chalco Hills Recreation Area]], which were created by the [[Army Corps of Engineers]] in the aftermath of extensive flooding in 1964 and 1965.<ref>[https://www.nwo.usace.army.mil/ |
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== See also == |
== See also == |
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{{portal | Nebraska}} |
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* [[Trails in Omaha]] |
* [[Trails in Omaha]] |
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*{{GNIS|831969|Papillion Creek}} |
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[[Category:Rivers of Nebraska]] |
[[Category:Rivers of Nebraska]] |
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[[Category:Tributaries of the Missouri River]] |
[[Category:Tributaries of the Missouri River]] |
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[[Category:Waterways in Omaha, Nebraska]] |
[[Category:Waterways in Omaha, Nebraska]] |
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[[Category:Rivers of Douglas County, Nebraska]] |
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[[Category:Rivers of Sarpy County, Nebraska]] |
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[[Category:Rivers of Washington County, Nebraska]] |
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Latest revision as of 17:36, 19 May 2024
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Papillion Creek is a 15.5-mile-long (24.9 km)[1] tributary of the Missouri River in Nebraska. Its watershed lies in Washington, Douglas and Sarpy counties, including parts of the city of Omaha. The main branch of Papillion Creek is known as Big Papillion Creek.[citation needed] Some of the tributaries include Little Papillion Creek, Thomas Creek, Cole Creek, Northwest Branch of West Papillion Creek, West Papillion Creek, South Papillion Creek, and Mud Creek. Papillion Creek empties into the Missouri River south of Bellevue and just north of the mouth of the Platte River.[1]
Locals often refer to the creek as the "Papio Creek".[2]
Within its watershed lie Glenn Cunningham Lake, Standing Bear Lake, Zorinsky Lake and Wehrspann Lake at the Chalco Hills Recreation Area, which were created by the Army Corps of Engineers in the aftermath of extensive flooding in 1964 and 1965.[3]
See also
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References
[edit]- ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline data. The National Map, accessed March 30, 2011
- ^ A River Runs Around It
- ^ Papio & Salt Creeks
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