Beaver Creek (Colorado)

Beaver Creek[1]
Physical characteristics
Source 
 • coordinates39°21′08″N 103°51′42″W / 39.35222°N 103.86167°W / 39.35222; -103.86167
Mouth 
 • location
Confluence with South Platte
 • coordinates
40°20′38″N 103°32′46″W / 40.34389°N 103.54611°W / 40.34389; -103.54611
 • elevation
4,150 ft (1,260 m)
Basin size1,135 sq mi (2,940 km2)
Basin features
ProgressionSouth Platte—Platte—
Missouri—Mississippi

Beaver Creek is a 165-mile-long (266 km)[2] tributary of the South Platte River in Colorado. The creek flows from a source in Elbert County to a confluence with the South Platte in Morgan County near Hillrose.

See also

References

  1. ^ "Beaver Creek". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved 2011-02-01.
  2. ^ U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline data. The National Map Archived 2012-03-29 at the Wayback Machine, accessed March 25, 2011


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