Big Creek (Kansas)
| Big Creek | |
| Country | United States |
|---|---|
| State | Kansas |
| Source | |
| - location | Gove County, Kansas |
| - elevation | 2,986 ft (910 m) |
| - coordinates | 39°06′43″N 100°44′57″W / 39.11194°N 100.74917°W |
| Mouth | Smoky Hill River |
| - location | Russell County, Kansas |
| - elevation | 1,713 ft (522 m) |
| - coordinates | 38°47′25″N 98°55′10″W / 38.79028°N 98.91944°WCoordinates: 38°47′25″N 98°55′10″W / 38.79028°N 98.91944°W |
| Length | 221 mi (356 km) |
| Basin | 862 sq mi (2,233 km2) |
| Discharge | |
| - average | 51 cu ft/s (1 m3/s) |
| Watersheds | Big-Smoky Hill-Kansas-Missouri-Mississippi |
| Reservoirs | Big Creek Lake |
Big Creek is a 221-mile (356 km) stream in the central Great Plains of North America. It is a tributary of the Smoky Hill River, and the entirety of its length lies in the U.S. state of Kansas.
Big Creek originates in the High Plains of northwestern Kansas. Its source lies in extreme northwestern Gove County. From there, it flows generally east-southeast through the Smoky Hills to its confluence with the Smoky Hill River in southwestern Russell County.
In Ellis County, Kansas, Big Creek flows through the cities of Ellis and Hays. In Ellis, it is dammed to maintain a small reservoir, Big Creek Lake. In Hays, the creek runs through the campus of Fort Hays State University.
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