Red Willow Creek
| Red Willow Creek | |
| Creek | |
| Countries | United States |
|---|---|
| State | Nebraska |
| Villages | Wallace, Nebraska, Red Willow, Nebraska |
| Mouth | Republican River |
| - location | Red Willow, Nebraska |
| - elevation | 730 m (2,395 ft) |
| - coordinates | 40°13′21″N 100°29′13″W / 40.22250°N 100.48694°WCoordinates: 40°13′21″N 100°29′13″W / 40.22250°N 100.48694°W |
| Basin | 783 sq mi (2,028 km2) |
The Red Willow Creek is a 126-mile-long (203 km)[1] tributary of the Republican River in Nebraska. The name is reported to be a mistranslation of the Dakota Indian name Chanshasha Wakpala, which literally means Red Dogwood Creek. The Dakota referred to the creek as such because of an abundance of the red dogwood shrub that grew along the banks. Its stem and branches are deep red in color, and it is favored in basket making.[2]
See also
References
- ↑ U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline data. The National Map, accessed March 29, 2011
- ↑ "History", Nebraska Association of County Officials, Retrieved on March 14, 2008.
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