Box Elder Creek (Colorado)

Box Elder Creek is a tributary that joins the South Platte River near Kersey, Colorado. It rises in Elbert County, Colorado.

Box Elder Creek[1]
The creek as it passes under Interstate 76
South Platte tributaries, including Box Elder Creek
Physical characteristics
Source 
 • coordinates39°30′06″N 104°33′40″W / 39.50167°N 104.56111°W / 39.50167; -104.56111
Mouth 
 • location
Confluence with the South Platte
 • coordinates
40°22′28″N 104°28′02″W / 40.37444°N 104.46722°W / 40.37444; -104.46722
 • elevation
4,554 ft (1,388 m)
Basin features
ProgressionSouth PlattePlatte
MissouriMississippi

The creek flows through Elbert, Arapahoe, Adams, and Weld counties. It passes near Denver International Airport.

See also edit

References edit

  1. ^ "Box Elder Creek". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved 2015-04-25.