Bijou Creek

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]

Bijou Creek[1]
Physical characteristics
Source 
  coordinates39°51′25″N 104°07′10″W
Mouth 
  location
Confluence with South Platte
  coordinates
40°17′07″N 103°51′40″W
  elevation
4,291 ft (1,308 m)
Basin size1,395 sq mi (3,610 km2)
Basin features
ProgressionSouth PlattePlatte
MissouriMississippi

See also

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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