Prairie Dog Creek facts for kids
Quick facts for kids Prairie Dog Creek |
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| Country | United States |
| State | Kansas, Nebraska |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Main source | Thomas County, Kansas 3,384 ft (1,031 m) 39°18′45″N 101°18′22″W / 39.31250°N 101.30611°W |
| River mouth | Harlan County Reservoir Harlan County, Nebraska 1,946 ft (593 m) 40°03′41″N 99°15′13″W / 40.06139°N 99.25361°W |
| Length | 246 mi (396 km) |
| Basin features | |
| Watersheds | Prairie Dog-Republican- Kansas-Missouri-Mississippi |
Prairie Dog Creek is a stream in the central Great Plains of North America. A tributary of the Republican River, it flows for 246 miles (396 km) through the American states of Kansas and Nebraska.
Geography
Prairie Dog Creek originates in the High Plains of northwest Kansas. Its source lies in west-central Thomas County roughly 5 miles (8.0 km) southeast of Brewster, Kansas. From there, it flows generally northeast across northwestern Kansas. Southwest of Norton, Kansas, it is dammed to form Keith Sebelius Lake. From the reservoir's dam, the creek continues northeast to Harlan County in south-central Nebraska where it joins the Republican River to feed Harlan County Reservoir.
History
In 1964, the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation completed a dam on the creek southwest of Norton, Kansas for flood control, irrigation, and municipal water supply, creating Keith Sebelius Lake.
Images for kids
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The Battle of Prairie Dog Creek, 1867
