Tarbell Creek
# Tarbell Creek

Tarbell Creek is a 3.77 mi (6.07 km) long second-order tributary to the Niobrara River in Keya Paha County, Nebraska. This is the only "creek" of this name in the United States. There are two "brooks", with the name of Tarbell Brook, one in New England and the other in New York.

Tarbell Creek rises on the divide of Spring Creek and then flows generally southeast to join the Niobrara River about 0.5 miles (0.80 km) west of Carns, Nebraska.

## Watershed

Tarbell Creek drains 3.18 square miles (8.2 $km^2)$ of area, receives about 23.3 in/year (59 cm/year) of precipitation, and is about 56.18% forested.

