Kiowa Creek (Colorado)

Kiowa Creek[1]
Physical characteristics
Main source 39°02′26″N 104°37′03″W / 39.04056°N 104.61750°W / 39.04056; -104.61750
River mouth Confluence with the South Platte
4,383 ft (1,336 m)
40°20′11″N 104°05′23″W / 40.33639°N 104.08972°W / 40.33639; -104.08972Coordinates: 40°20′11″N 104°05′23″W / 40.33639°N 104.08972°W / 40.33639; -104.08972
Basin features
Progression South Platte—Platte—
Missouri—Mississippi
Basin size 729 sq mi (1,890 km2)

Kiowa Creek is a 123-mile-long (198 km)[2] tributary that flows northeast into the South Platte River in Morgan County, Colorado near Orchard. The creek's source is in the Black Forest of El Paso County, northeast of Colorado Springs, Colorado. Kiowa Creek rises in the highlands of the Colorado Piedmont and is subject to occasional flash floods.[3]

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Kiowa Creek". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 2011-01-26.
  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


This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.