Snake River (Nebraska)

The Snake River is a 126-mile-long (203 km) ^[1] tributary of the Niobrara River . Entirely located within the Sandhills of north-central Nebraska , the Snake River rises near the eastern edge of Sheridan County . It flows eastward into Cherry County and passes along the southern edge of Samuel R. McKelvie National Forest . On the southeast edge of the national forest, the river is dammed to form Merritt Reservoir . At this point, the river makes a sharp turn to the north. At Burge , the river has a mean annual discharge of 158 cubic feet per second (4.5 cubic metres per second). ^[2]

Snake River Falls is immediately to the north of Merritt Reservoir; it is the largest waterfall , as measured by volume, in the state. (Nebraska's highest waterfall is Smith Falls .) The Snake River joins the Niobrara River about 15 miles (24 km) southwest of Valentine, Nebraska .

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^ U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline data. The National Map , accessed March 30, 2011
^ "USGS Surface Water data for Nebraska: USGS Surface-Water Annual Statistics" .

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42°46′46″N 100°47′33″W / 42.77944°N 100.79250°W / 42.77944; -100.79250 ( Snake River )

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[NHD-1] U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline data. The National Map , accessed March 30, 2011

[2] "USGS Surface Water data for Nebraska: USGS Surface-Water Annual Statistics" .

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