South Boulder Creek (Colorado)

South Boulder Creek[1]
The creek in Eldorado Canyon State Park.
Physical characteristics
Source 
 • locationGilpin County, Colorado
 • coordinates39°52′13″N 105°41′30″W / 39.87028°N 105.69167°W / 39.87028; -105.69167
Mouth 
 • location
Confluence with Boulder Creek
 • coordinates
40°02′03″N 105°12′59″W / 40.03417°N 105.21639°W / 40.03417; -105.21639
 • elevation
5,174 ft (1,577 m)
Basin features
ProgressionBoulder—St. Vrain
South Platte—Platte
Missouri—Mississippi

South Boulder Creek is a tributary of Boulder Creek in central Colorado in the United States. Its source is near Rogers Pass on the Continental Divide. The stream flows to a confluence with Boulder Creek in northeast Boulder. Gross Dam is located on South Boulder Creek, approximately 4+1⁄2 miles west of Eldorado Springs, Colorado.

See also

References

  1. ^ "South Boulder Creek". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved 2013-05-15.

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