[2][3] Pumpkin Creek begins at approximately 4,600 feet above sea level in southwest Scotts Bluff County.

[3] Pumpkin Creek drains into the North Platte River southeast of Bridgeport at an altitude of approximately 3,500 feet.

[3] In recent years, drought and agricultural irrigation have severely depleted the water of Pumpkin Creek.

[3] According to the United States Geological Survey, in 1932, Pumpkin Creek discharged an average of 33.2 cubic feet of water per second annually.

[5][6] Subsequently, the Nebraska Department of Natural Resources stopped issuing new surface water usage rights to Pumpkin Creek to combat low stream flow.