Bijou Creek

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Bijou Creek[1]
Physical characteristics
Source 
 • coordinates39°51′25″N 104°07′10″W / 39.85694°N 104.11944°W / 39.85694; -104.11944
Mouth 
 • location
Confluence with South Platte
 • coordinates
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
 • elevation
4,291 ft (1,308 m)
Basin size1,395 sq mi (3,610 km2)
Basin features
ProgressionSouth Platte—Platte—
Missouri—Mississippi

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]

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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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