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The confluence of Monument Creek (right) with Fountain Creek (center) in Colorado Springs, Colorado. Monument Creek is an El Paso County, Colorado, stream on the Arkansas River water basin. It flows south from Mount Deception through Pikeview and Monument, and into Colorado Springs, where it meets up with Fountain Creek. [1]
Colorado Springs Utilities, after almost ten years, had its compliance order with the state's Water Quality Control Division closed in 2013. The utility spent more than $170 million on improvements to the sewage system and $450,000 in penalties regarding sewage spills into Fountain Creek and its tributaries. [ 10 ]
Watershed delineation is the process of identifying the boundary of a watershed, also referred to as a catchment, drainage basin, or river basin. It is an important step in many areas of environmental science, engineering, and management, for example to study flooding, aquatic habitat, or water pollution.
Major Drainage Basins of the State of Colorado; Basin Outlet Total Area [3] In-State Area [3] % In-State [3] Colorado River [a] [b] Gulf of California: 703,132 km 2 271,481 mi 2: 100,195 km 2 38,686 mi 2: 14.2% Arkansas River [c] Mississippi River: 478,501 km 2 184,750 mi 2: 70,022 km 2 27,036 mi 2: 14.6% Rio Grande (Rio Bravo del Norte) [d ...
Top-level 2-digit region hydrologic unit boundaries: 01 New England, 02 Mid Atlantic, 03 South Atlantic Gulf, 04 Great Lakes, 05 Ohio, 06 Tennessee, 07 Upper Mississippi, 08 Lower Mississippi, 09 Souris-Red-Rainy, 10 Missouri, 11 Arkansas-White-Red, 12 Texas-Gulf, 13 Rio Grande, 14 Upper Colorado, 15 Lower Colorado, 16 Great Basin, 17 Pacific ...
The Colorado Midland Railway also operated along Ruxton Creek beginning in 1886. [2] Joseph G. Heistand opened the Iron Springs Hotel near the Ute Iron Spring, a pavilion and curio shop between the mid 1880s and 1900. He drilled the Iron Springs Geyser in 1910. It is thought to be one "strongest of tonics" for its high iron content. [2]
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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 ...