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The South Platte also served as a vital water source in Colorado. Long before the city of Denver was created, many travelers came to the South Platte River to escape the arid Great Plains. These people could survive the heat, but not without the vital water source that the South Platte gave them.
The South Platte River serves as the principal source of water for arid eastern Colorado. The South Platte River valley provided a major emigration path to Denver. The wagon trails followed the south side of the Platte/North Platte River.
The South Fork South Platte River is a tributary of the South Platte River, approximately 45 miles (72 km) long, [2] in central Colorado in the United States.It is located near the headwaters of the South Platte in Park County, Colorado and drains part of the intermontane grassland basin of South Park.
Ricketts said Nebraska would invoke its rights under the South Platte River Compact amid concerns that Colorado's plans for the river could reduce water flows into his state by as much as 90% ...
Cherry Creek Dam and reservoir. View is to the south. Frozen Cherry Creek reservoir. Cherry Creek is a tributary of the South Platte River, 48.0 miles (77.2 km) long, [2] in Colorado in the United States. [3] The creek is named for the profusion of black chokecherry shrubs (Prunus virginiana demissa) that grow along its banks. [4]
Clear Creek is a tributary of the South Platte River, approximately 66 miles (106 km) long, [3] in north central Colorado in the United States. The creek flows through Clear Creek Canyon in the Rocky Mountains directly west of Denver, descending through a long gorge to emerge at the town of Golden, finally ending in the Colorado Eastern Plains where it joins the South Platte.
The creek, the South Platte River, Denver and beyond experienced catastrophic flooding. Peak flows along Plum Creek and its two major tributaries, East and West Plum Creek" exceeded the "estimated 1965 flood peaks with the 100-year (1% annual chance) and 500-year (0.2% annual chance) published flow" by two to four times the 500-year predicted ...
The river was a significant source of placer gold during the Colorado Gold Rush of 1859, leading to the first large influx of white settlers into South Platte, previously inhabited principally by the Ute people. The river bed near Fairplay continued to be a productive gold source for many decades and was the location of mining and milling ...