Beaver Creek
CountryUnited States
StatesKansas, Nebraska
CountiesSherman, Cheyenne, Rawlins, Decatur, Red Willow, Furnas
Source 1Middle Beaver Creek
Source1 locationSouth-southwest of Burlington, Colorado
Source1 coordinates39.1738879°N 102.3343572°W[1]
Source 2South Beaver Creek
Source2 locationSoutheast of Burlington, Colorado
Source2 coordinates39.2391669°N 102.0712932°W[2]
Source confluence locationNorth-northeast of Goodland, Kansas
Source confluence coordinates39.4433313°N 101.6876716°W[3]
Source confluence elevation3,501 ft (1,067 m)[1][2]
MouthSappa Creek
Mouth locationWest of Orleans, Nebraska
Mouth coordinates40.1211197°N 99.6434446°W[3]
Mouth elevation2,018 ft (615 m)[3]
ProgressionBeaver Creek → Sappa Creek → Republican River → Kansas River → Missouri River → Mississippi River → Gulf of Mexico
Tributaries leftLittle Beaver Creek

Beaver Creek is a river in the states of Kansas and Nebraska. It begins north-northeast of Goodland, Kansas and flows into Sappa Creek West of Orleans, Nebraska.

History

On June 28, 1989, roughly 9 inches (23 cm) of rain fell in Sherman and Cheyenne counties in Kansas. KDOT had to close a 0.5-mile (0.80-kilometre) section of K-117 by Herndon due to high water from the Beaver River flooding.[4]

References

  1. ^ 471178. Retrieved August 29, 2021.
  2. ^ 471239. Retrieved August 29, 2021.
  3. ^ 827254. Retrieved August 29, 2021.
  4. ^ "Flood destroys crops, roads near Herndon". The Salina Journal. June 28, 1989. p. 7. Archived August 1, 2021 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved March 10, 2021. – via Newspapers.com.