Ponca Creek
General data
- Name: Ponca Creek
- Water system: Missouri River
- Water type: River
- Progression: Missouri River -> Mississippi River -> Gulf of Mexico -> Atlantic Ocean -> Planet Earth
- Climates: Temperate, Continental
- Continents: North America
- Countries: United States of America
Ponca Creek is a stream that flows from southern South Dakota and into northern Nebraska. It is 224 km long. Its source is west of U.S. 183, near Colome. It flows into the Missouri River northwest of Niobrara. Ponca Creek starts out going east, then takes a southeast direction, which continues until around Bristow, Nebraska, where it turns east again until it flows into the Missouri River. The entire Ponca Creek watershed drains 2,100 km2.