Cedar Creek (North Dakota)

Cedar Creek (also called the Cedar River) is a tributary of the Cannonball River in southwestern North Dakota in the United States.

Cedar Creek
USGS Gage House reflected in Cedar Creek, North Dakota
Physical characteristics
Source 
  locationSlope County, North Dakota
  coordinates46°18′14″N 103°20′49″W
  elevation2,963 ft (903 m)
Mouth 
  location
Confluence with the Cannonball River, Grant County, North Dakota
  coordinates
46°07′29″N 101°18′40″W
  elevation
1,860 ft (570 m)
Basin features
ProgressionCedar Creek → Cannonball → Missouri → Mississippi → Gulf of Mexico
GNIS ID1034769

It rises near White Butte, south of Amidon in the badlands of Slope County. It flows ESE, north of Whetstone Butte, then east, north of the Cedar River National Grassland, forming the northern border of Sioux County and the Standing Rock Indian Reservation. It joins the Cannonball approximately 15 miles (24 km) southwest of Shields.[1]

See also

  • List of North Dakota rivers

References

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