Bijou Creek

Bijou Creek[1]
Physical characteristics
Main source 39°51′25″N 104°07′10″W / 39.85694°N 104.11944°W / 39.85694; -104.11944
River mouth Confluence with South Platte
4,291 ft (1,308 m)
40°17′07″N 103°51′40″W / 40.28528°N 103.86111°W / 40.28528; -103.86111Coordinates: 40°17′07″N 103°51′40″W / 40.28528°N 103.86111°W / 40.28528; -103.86111
Basin features
Progression South Platte—Platte—
Missouri—Mississippi
Basin size 1,395 sq mi (3,610 km2)

Bijou Creek is a 45.5-mile-long (73.2 km)[2] tributary of the South Platte River in Colorado. The creek flows northeast from elevated terrain in southeastern Adams County to a confluence with the South Platte near Fort Morgan. Bijou Creek is subject to flash floods from time to time.[3]

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Bijou Creek". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 2011-02-01.
  2. ↑ U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline data. The National Map Archived 2012-04-05 at WebCite, accessed March 25, 2011
  3. ↑ H. F. Matthai (1969). "Floods of June 1965 in South Platte River Basin, Colorado" (pdf). pubs.usgs.gov. USGS. Retrieved May 30, 2018. GEOLOGICALSURVEYWATER-SUPPLYPAPER1850-B


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