Long Pine Creek

Long Pine Creek is a long fourth-order tributary to the Niobrara River in Rock and Brown Counties, Nebraska. The creek was named from the dense growth of pine trees along its banks.

Course

Long Pine Creek rises on the divide of the Calamus River in the Nebraska Sandhills about 4 miles north-northeast of Hofeld Lake in Brown County and then flows generally north-northeast into Rock County to join the Niobrara River about west-southwest of Riverview, Nebraska.

Watershed

Long Pine Creek drains of area, receives about of precipitation, and is about 3.96% forested.

Recreational Area

The creek runs through Long Pine state recreational area, a 153-acre tract of land.