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Pawnee Creek is a 46.5-mile-long (74.8 km)[2] tributary that joins the South Platte River in Logan County, Colorado south of Sterling. The creek's source is in Weld County at the confluence of North Pawnee Creek and South Pawnee Creek in Pawnee National Grassland.

Pawnee Creek[1]
Physical characteristics
Source
• location	Confluence of North Pawnee and South Pawnee
• coordinates	40°41′17″N 103°40′24″W
Mouth
• location	Confluence with the South Platte
• coordinates	40°33′51″N 103°14′09″W
• elevation	3,963 ft (1,208 m)
Basin size	724 sq mi (1,880 km2)
Basin features
Progression	South Platte—Platte— Missouri—Mississippi

The creek is named after the Pawnee Tribe.[3]

See also

• List of rivers of Colorado

References

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