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'''Beaver Creek''' is a {{convert|165|mi|km|adj=mid|-long}}<ref name=NHD>U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline data. [http://viewer.nationalmap.gov/viewer/ The National Map], accessed March 25, 2011</ref> tributary of the [[South Platte River]] in [[Colorado]]. The creek flows from a source in [[Elbert County, Colorado|Elbert County]] to a [[confluence]] with the South Platte in [[Morgan County, Colorado|Morgan County]] near [[Hillrose, Colorado|Hillrose]]. |
'''Beaver Creek''' is a {{convert|165|mi|km|adj=mid|-long}}<ref name=NHD>U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline data. [http://viewer.nationalmap.gov/viewer/ The National Map] {{webcite|url=http://www.webcitation.org/66gupqQDM?url=http%3A%2F%2Fviewer.nationalmap.gov%2Fviewer%2F |date=20120405064010 |dateformat=iso }}, accessed March 25, 2011</ref> tributary of the [[South Platte River]] in [[Colorado]]. The creek flows from a source in [[Elbert County, Colorado|Elbert County]] to a [[confluence]] with the South Platte in [[Morgan County, Colorado|Morgan County]] near [[Hillrose, Colorado|Hillrose]]. |
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==See also== |
==See also== |
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Revision as of 14:42, 29 October 2016
| Beaver Creek[1] | |
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| Physical characteristics | |
| Mouth | |
• location | Confluence with South Platte |
• elevation | 4,150 ft (1,260 m) |
| Basin size | 1,135 sq mi (2,940 km2) |
| Basin features | |
| Progression | South 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
- ^ "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 Template:Webcite, accessed March 25, 2011
The confluence of Beaver Creek and the South Platte River is where the imaginary town, Centennial, in James Michener's novel of the same name, was located.
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