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Stone Creek Falls

Stone Creek Falls, seen from above at true elevation

Stone Creek Falls is a waterfall in Nebraska, at a modelled elevation of 320 m. Boocker point stands 361 m to the north, 25 miles off. The nearest named place is Beer Bottle Beach, a beach 2.1 miles away. Loess Hills Scenic Byway passes 24 miles off. 2 named summits stand within 25 miles.

What the record says

Height
2 m

How to reach it

Coordinates40.99008, -96.21768

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Louisville City Park: 3.0 mi
  • Louisville City Park: 3.0 mi
  • Springfield Urban Park: 7.7 mi
  • Buffalo Park: 7.8 mi
  • Springfield Creek Trail & Rec Area: 7.9 mi
Artworks
Attractions: 45
  • Bald Eagle Aviary: 4.1 mi
  • Bear: 4.1 mi
  • Wolves: 4.2 mi
  • Crane Meadows: 4.2 mi
  • Whitetail Deer: 4.3 mi
Museums: 27
Nature reserves: 26
Picnic sites: 4
Ghost towns: 3
Beaches: 2
  • Beer Bottle Beach: 2.1 mi
  • Paradise Park Beach: 19.2 mi
Cliffs: 2
Peaks: 2
Rest areas: 1
  • Melia Hill Rest Area Westbound: 7.1 mi
Lighthouses: 1

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Stone Creek Falls. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Boocker pointN 9°361.12 m24.9 mi
King HillESE 106°359 m21.0 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:2919:0119:37
June solstice05:5420:2021:01
September equinox07:1318:4819:24
December solstice07:4716:1617:00

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F232739506272767466533928
Precip in0.81.01.73.25.24.53.74.03.22.41.41.3

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Ashland #2, 9 mi away.

Months at or above the year’s average flow: Feb–Jun — fullest in Jun, leanest in Aug.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Mean cfs5,1667,75111,1689,79610,39612,3146,7104,6344,6935,6635,8495,392

USGS monthly mean discharge at gauge Platte River at Louisville, Nebr., 4 mi away — the nearest gauge, which can sit on a different stream.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/8174570705

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