Kiowa Creek (Colorado)
| Kiowa Creek[1] | |
|---|---|
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | |
| • coordinates | 39°02′26″N 104°37′03″W / 39.04056°N 104.61750°W |
| Mouth | |
• location | Confluence with the South Platte |
• coordinates | 40°20′11″N 104°05′23″W / 40.33639°N 104.08972°WCoordinates: 40°20′11″N 104°05′23″W / 40.33639°N 104.08972°W |
• elevation | 4,383 ft (1,336 m) |
| Basin size | 729 sq mi (1,890 km2) |
| Basin features | |
| Progression | South Platte—Platte— Missouri—Mississippi |
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[]
- ^ "Kiowa Creek". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 2011-01-26.
- ^ U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline data. The National Map Archived 2012-04-05 at WebCite, accessed March 25, 2011
- ^ H. F. Matthai (1969). "Floods of June 1965 in South Platte River Basin, Colorado" (pdf). pubs.usgs.gov. USGS. Retrieved May 30, 2018.
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