Rapid Creek (South Dakota)
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Rapid Creek is a tributary of the Cheyenne River, approximately 86 mi (138 km) long, in South Dakota in the United States. The creek's name comes from the Sioux Indians of the area, for the many rapids in the stream.[4]
Quick Facts Rapid Creek Tributary to Cheyenne River, Location ...
Rapid Creek Tributary to Cheyenne River | |
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Location | |
Country | United States |
State | South Dakota |
County | Pennington |
City | Rapid City |
Physical characteristics | |
Source | confluence of North Fork and South Fork of Rapid Creek |
• location | about 2 miles east-southeast of Hausle Ranch, South Dakota |
• coordinates | 44°07′51.93″N 103°44′9.71″W[1] |
• elevation | 5,364 ft (1,635 m)[1] |
Mouth | Cheyenne River |
• location | about 8 miles southeast of Farmingdale, South Dakota |
• coordinates | 43°54′10.96″N 102°37′57.62″W[1] |
• elevation | 2,441 ft (744 m)[1] |
Length | 117.89 mi (189.73 km)[2] |
Basin size | 715.18 square miles (1,852.3 km2)[3] |
Discharge | |
• location | Cheyenne River |
• average | 93.07 cu ft/s (2.635 m3/s) at mouth with Cheyenne River[3] |
Basin features | |
Progression | Cheyenne River → Missouri River → Mississippi |
River system | Cheyenne |
Tributaries | |
• left | North Fork Rapid Creek, Irish Gulch, Moonshine Gulch, Silver Creek, Blind Gulch, Benner Gulch, Minnesota Gulch, Gimlet Creek, Fall Draw, Spurgeon Gulch, Post Draw, Goose Pasture Draw, Gorman Gulch, Sunnyside Gulch, Boarding House Gulch, Deer Creek, Irishman Gulch |
• right | South Fork Rapid Creek, Smith Gulch, Poverty Gulch, Bearcat Gulch, Cluder Gulch, Castle Creek, Slate Creek, Stewart Gulch, Nugget Gulch, Empress Gulch, Magpie Gulch, Bear Gulch, Custer Gulch, McCurdy Gulch, Tamarack Gulch, Powerhouse Gulch, Prairie Creek, Victoria Creek, Dry Creek, Lindsey Draw, |
Waterbodies | Pactula Reservoir, Canyon Lake |
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