Burgess Creek (Niobrara River tributary)
# Burgess Creek (Niobrara River tributary)

Burgess Creek is a 8.49 mi (13.66 km) long second-order tributary to the Niobrara River in Knox County, Nebraska.

## Course

Burgess Creek rises on the Sand Creek divide about 3 miles north-northeast of Sparta, Nebraska and then flows northwest to join the Niobrara River about 1 mile southwest of Niobrara, Nebraska.

## Watershed

Burgess Creek drains 9.93 square miles (25.7 $km^2)$ of area, receives about 23.9 in/year of precipitation, has a wetness index of 393.06, and is about 3.91% forested.

