Muddy Creek (Colorado)

Muddy Creek[1]
Basin
Main source 40°25′48″N 106°38′29″W / 40.43000°N 106.64139°W / 40.43000; -106.64139 (Primary source of Muddy Creek[1])
River mouth Confluence with Colorado River
7,338 ft (2,237 m)
40°02′35″N 106°23′52″W / 40.04306°N 106.39778°W / 40.04306; -106.39778 (Mouth of Muddy Creek)Coordinates: 40°02′35″N 106°23′52″W / 40.04306°N 106.39778°W / 40.04306; -106.39778 (Mouth of Muddy Creek)
Progression Colorado

Muddy Creek is a tributary of the Colorado River, approximately 60.5 miles (97.4 km) long,[2] in north central Colorado in the United States.

It rises in northwestern Grand County, in the Routt National Forest west of Rabbit Ears Pass at the continental divide. It flows south, east, then southwest, and joins the Colorado near Kremmling.

Wolford Mountain Reservoir

The creek was dammed in 1996 to create the Wolford Mountain Reservoir, which forms part of the Wolford Mountain Recreation Area.[3]

See also

References

  1. 1 2 "Muddy Creek". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 2011-01-28.
  2. ↑ U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline data. The National Map, accessed March 18, 2011
  3. ↑ Colorado River District. Wolford Mountain Reservoir


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