American Crow Creek

Stream in South Dakota, USA

American Crow Creek

Tributary to Missouri River

Location of American Crow Creek mouth

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American Crow Creek (the United States)

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Location
Country| United States
State| South Dakota
County| Lyman
Town| Oacoma
Physical characteristics
Source| Counselor Creek divide
• location| about 0.5 miles east of Medicine Butte
• coordinates| 43°57′56.97″N 099°36′4.39″W﻿ / ﻿43.9658250°N 99.6012194°W﻿ / 43.9658250; -99.6012194[1]
• elevation| 2,100 ft (640 m)[1]
Mouth| Missouri River

• location

| Oacoma, South Dakota

• coordinates

| 43°46′56.98″N 099°24′24.77″W﻿ / ﻿43.7824944°N 99.4068806°W﻿ / 43.7824944; -99.4068806[1]

• elevation

| 1,355 ft (413 m)[1]
Length| 26.64 mi (42.87 km)[2]
Basin size| 112.17 square miles (290.5 km2)[3]
Discharge|
• location| Missouri River
• average| 10.29 cu ft/s (0.291 m3/s) at mouth with Missouri River[3]
Basin features
Progression| Missouri River → Mississippi River → Gulf of Mexico
River system| Missouri River
Tributaries|
• left| North Fork American Crow Creek
• right| Big Creek
Bridges| SD 47, 238th Street, 329th Avenue (x2), 241st Street, 242nd Street, 243rd Street, Service Road, I-90

American Crow Creek is a stream in the U.S. state of South Dakota.[1]

According to tradition, American Crow Creek received its name directly from Lewis and Clark.[4]

## See also[edit]

* List of rivers of South Dakota

## References[edit]

1. ^ a b c d e U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: American Crow Creek
2. ^ "ArcGIS Web Application". epa.maps.arcgis.com. US EPA. Retrieved January 11, 2023.
3. ^ a b "Watershed Report | Office of Water | US EPA". watersgeo.epa.gov. US EPA. Retrieved 11 January 2023.
4. ^ Federal Writers' Project (1940). South Dakota place-names, v.3. University of South Dakota. p. 6.

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