Beaver Creek (Colorado)
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.
| Beaver Creek[1] | |
|---|---|
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | |
| • coordinates | 39°21′08″N 103°51′42″W |
| Mouth | |
• location | Confluence with South Platte |
• coordinates | 40°20′38″N 103°32′46″W |
• elevation | 4,150 ft (1,260 m) |
| Basin size | 1,135 sq mi (2,940 km2) |
| Basin features | |
| Progression | South Platte—Platte— Missouri—Mississippi |
See also
References
- "Beaver Creek". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved 2011-02-01.
- 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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