Bear Creek (Colorado)

Bear Creek
Bear Creek in Lair o' the Bear park.
Physical characteristics
Source
• location	Clear Creek County, Colorado
Mouth
• location	Confluence with South Platte
• elevation	5,266 ft (1,605 m)
Basin size	Bear Creek Watershed
Basin features
Progression	South 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.

See also

• List of rivers of Colorado