Box Elder Creek (Colorado)

Box Elder Creek[1]

The creek as it passes under Interstate 76.
Origin 39°30′06″N 104°33′40″W / 39.50167°N 104.56111°W / 39.50167; -104.56111
Mouth Confluence with the South Platte40°22′28″N 104°28′02″W / 40.37444°N 104.46722°W / 40.37444; -104.46722Coordinates: 40°22′28″N 104°28′02″W / 40.37444°N 104.46722°W / 40.37444; -104.46722
Progression South Platte—Platte—
Missouri—Mississippi
Mouth elevation 4,554 ft (1,388 m)

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

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

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Box Elder Creek". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 2015-04-25.


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