Sand Creek (Colorado Springs, Colorado)

Sand Creek[1]
Physical characteristics
Main source 38°59′58″N 104°39′24″W / 38.99944°N 104.65667°W / 38.99944; -104.65667
River mouth Confluence with Fountain Creek
5,784 ft (1,763 m)
38°46′53″N 104°46′50″W / 38.78134°N 104.78043°W / 38.78134; -104.78043Coordinates: 38°46′53″N 104°46′50″W / 38.78134°N 104.78043°W / 38.78134; -104.78043
Basin features
Progression Fountain Creek—Arkansas—Mississippi

Sand Creek is a stream in El Paso County, Colorado, and a tributary of Fountain Creek.

Banning Lewis Number 1 Dam, located approximately one mile south of Shirley,[2] was built across the East Fork of Sand Creek to create Banning Lewis Reservoir Number 1.[2]

Sand Creek is not to be confused with Big Sandy Creek, location of the Sand Creek Massacre.

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Sand Creek". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey.
  2. 1 2 "The National Map". U.S. Geological Survey. Retrieved 4 January 2013.


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