Sand Creek (Colorado Springs, Colorado)

Sand Creek is a stream in El Paso County, Colorado, and a tributary of Fountain Creek.

Sand Creek[1]
Physical characteristics
Source 
  coordinates38°59′58″N 104°39′24″W
Mouth 
  location
Confluence with Fountain Creek
  coordinates
38.78134°N 104.78043°W / 38.78134; -104.78043
  elevation
5,784 ft (1,763 m)
Basin features
ProgressionFountain CreekArkansasMississippi

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 Massacre.

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