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Bear Creek (Colorado)

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Bear Creek[1]
Bear Creek in Lair o' the Bear park.
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Physical characteristics
Source 
 • locationClear Creek County, Colorado
Mouth 
 • location
Confluence with South Platte
 • elevation
5,266 ft (1,605 m)
Basin sizeBear Creek Watershed[2]
Basin features
ProgressionSouth Platte—Platte
Missouri—Mississippi

Bear Creek is a tributary of the South Platte River in central Colorado in the United States. Its source is Summit Lake near Mount Evans. The stream flows to a confluence with the South Platte River in Sheridan, Colorado just south of Denver. Bear Creek runs through the Bear Creek Watershed. Bear Creek Watershed is a 236 sq. mile watershed including all tributaries that discharge into the Bear Creek Reservoir. The two main tributaries are Bear Creek and Turkey Creek. The watershed extends from Mount Evans Wilderness to the Town of Morrison.[3]

See also

References

  1. ^ "Bear Creek". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved 2013-05-15.
  2. ^ Bear Creek Watershed http://www.bearcreekwatershed.org/. Retrieved 2014-10-21. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  3. ^ "Bear Creek Watershed". Retrieved 2014-10-21.
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