title: Louse Creek (Niobrara River tributary)
text: # Louse Creek (Niobrara River tributary)
  
  Louse Creek is a 8.29 mi (13.34 km) long third-order tributary to the Niobrara River in Holt County, Nebraska.
  
  ## Course
  
  Louse Creek begins at the confluence of East and West Branches of Louse Creek about 4 miles (6.4 km) west of Dorsey, Nebraska in Holt County and then flows generally north-northwest to join the Niobrara River about 0.5 miles (0.80 km) north-northeast of Redbird, Nebraska.
  
  ## Watershed
  
  Louse Creek drains 24.45 square miles (63.3 $km^2)$ of area, receives about 24.9 in/year (63 cm/year) of precipitation, and is about 4.18% forested.
  
  