Spring Creek (Colorado)

Spring Creek (Colorado)

Spring Creek is a tributary of the Cache La Poudre River in the state of Colorado in the United States.

Spring Creek begins north of Horsetooth Mountain within Horsetooth Mountain Park just east of Fort Collins, Colorado and flows into Horsetooth Reservoir. [http://www.larimer.org/parks/htmp_map.htm] After leaving Horsetooth Reservoir out of Spring Canyon Dam, Spring Creek flows through central Fort Collins just south of Colorado State University. [http://fcgov.com/stormwater/screek.php] For most of its passage through the city, it is paralled by the city-maintained Spring Creek Trail.

The Spring Creek Trail follows Spring Creek through several parks in mid Fort Collins. It currently extends from Spring Canyon park at the southern end of Overland Trail to the confluence of Spring Creek and the Poudre River where it joins the Poudre Trail. The Spring Creek Trail extends through a new underpass of Taft Hill Road. This highly popular trail continues to Spring Canyon Community Park and the Pineridge Natural Area. The Spring Creek Trail is 6.6 miles. [http://www.ci.fort-collins.co.us/parks/trails.php]

pring Creek Flood

On July 28, 1997, more than convert|10|in|mm of rain fell in less than 6 hours. The flash flood transformed this tiny creek into a torrent, killing 5 people.

The Spring Creek Flood spawned a national weather-watcher program called CoCoRaHS, the Community Collaborative Rain, Hail and Snow Network, which uses volunteers to measure rain, hail and snow.

ee also

*List of Colorado rivers
* [http://www.fortcollinsweekly.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=789&Itemid=35] News story and photos from the flood.

External links

* http://www.ci.fort-collins.co.us/parks/trails.php
* http://www.cocorahs.org/
* Fort Collins Flood Warning System Gages on Spring Creek: [http://64.78.46.134/Graphs.asp?SensorID=6083 Spring Creek at Taft Hill] , [http://64.78.46.134/Graphs.asp?SensorID=6053 Spring Creek at BNRR] , [http://64.78.46.134/Graphs.asp?SensorID=6163 Spring Creek at Prospect Road] ,


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