Box Elder Creek (Colorado)

Box Elder Creek is a tributary that joins the South Platte River near Kersey, Colorado. It rises in Elbert County, Colorado.

Box Elder Creek[1]
The creek as it passes under Interstate 76
South Platte tributaries, including Box Elder Creek
Physical characteristics
Source 
  coordinates39°30′06″N 104°33′40″W
Mouth 
  location
Confluence with the South Platte
  coordinates
40°22′28″N 104°28′02″W
  elevation
4,554 ft (1,388 m)
Basin features
ProgressionSouth PlattePlatte
MissouriMississippi

The creek flows through Elbert, Arapahoe, Adams, and Weld counties. It passes near Denver International Airport.

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