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The South Platte River has been dammed about 20 times for water storage, drinking water and irrigation purposes in Colorado as it flows to its confluence with the North Platte River. The total number of dams in the South Platte drainage may exceed 1,000 as nearly all major streams have at least one dam on them. [ 7 ]
The South Platte River is a gold medal western trout river on the eastern slope of Colorado, meaning it produces at least 12 trout of greater than 14 inches in length or greater per acre in areas accessible to the public. The river is well known for its wild trophy population of brown and rainbow trout. [9]
North Fork South Platte River. Geneva Creek; Middle Fork South Platte River; South Fork South Platte River; Lone Tree Creek. Owl Creek; Tarryall Creek; Sand Creek; Bear Creek 339 km 2 (131 mi 2) Big Dry Creek (Littleton, Colorado) Big Dry Creek (Westminster, Colorado) Little Dry Creek; Kansas River. Republican River. North Fork Republican River ...
South Platte River: 1,888 km 2 729 mi 2: 1,888 km 2 729 mi 2: 100% Pawnee Creek: South Platte River: 1,875 km 2 724 mi 2: 1,875 km 2 724 mi 2: 100% McElmo Creek: San Juan River: 1,842 km 2 711 mi 2: 1,654 km 2 639 mi 2: 89.8% Blue River [s] upper Colorado River (Grand River) 1,770 km 2 683 mi 2: 1,770 km 2 683 mi 2: 100% Piedra River
Download as PDF; Printable version; ... Map all coordinates using OpenStreetMap. ... (Colorado) Crow Creek (South Platte River tributary)
Tarryall Creek is a tributary of the South Platte River, approximately 68.5 miles (110.2 km) long, [2] in Park County in central Colorado in the United States.It drains a rural portion of north and central South Park, an intermontane grassland in the Rocky Mountains southwest of Denver.
The Middle Fork South Platte River is a tributary of the South Platte River, approximately 50 miles (80 km) long, [2] located in central Colorado in the United States.The river provides part of the drainage of South Park, the intermontane grassland basin located between the Front Range and the Mosquito Range in the Rocky Mountains southwest of Denver.
The North Fork South Platte River is a tributary of the South Platte River, approximately 50 miles (80 km) long, in central Colorado in the United States.The river is located near the headwaters of the South Platte in the Rocky Mountains southwest of Denver, draining a rugged area of the Front Range just south of the basin of Clear Creek.