- Chico Creek
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Chico Creek[1] Origin 38°45′50″N 104°33′14″W / 38.76389°N 104.55389°W Mouth Confluence with Arkansas
38°14′33″N 104°21′57″W / 38.2425°N 104.36583°WCoordinates: 38°14′33″N 104°21′57″W / 38.2425°N 104.36583°WProgression Arkansas—Mississippi Mouth elevation 4,505 ft (1,373 m) Basin area 747 sq mi (1,930 km2) Chico Creek is a 53.8-mile-long (86.6 km)[2] tributary of the Arkansas River that flows from a source in El Paso County, Colorado. It joins the Arkansas in Pueblo County just west of the town of Avondale.
References
- ^ "Chico Creek". Geographic Names Information System, U.S. Geological Survey. http://geonames.usgs.gov/pls/gnispublic/f?p=gnispq:3:::NO::P3_FID:193750. Retrieved 2011-02-08.
- ^ U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline data. The National Map, accessed March 31, 2011
See also
Categories:- Rivers of Colorado
- Tributaries of the Arkansas River
- Geography of El Paso County, Colorado
- Geography of Pueblo County, Colorado
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