Willow Creek (Colorado)

Willow Creek[1]
The creek in October 2022, showing damage caused by the 2020 East Troublesome Fire
Physical characteristics
Source
• coordinates	40°14′45″N 105°59′35″W
Mouth
• location	Confluence with Colorado River
• coordinates	40°07′08″N 105°55′14″W
• elevation	7,936 ft (2,419 m)
Basin features
Progression	Colorado

Willow Creek is a tributary of the Colorado River, approximately 35 miles (56 km) long,[2] in north central Colorado in the United States.

It rises in northwestern Grand County, in the Arapaho National Forest south of Willow Creek Pass at the continental divide. It flows southeast through Willow Creek Reservoir and joins the Colorado three miles northeast of Granby.

See also

• List of rivers of Colorado
• List of tributaries of the Colorado River

References

1. "Willow Creek". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved 2011-01-28.
2. U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline data. The National Map, accessed March 18, 2011