Big Dry Creek (Littleton, Colorado)

Not to be confused with Big Dry Creek (Westminster, Colorado).
Big Dry Creek[1]

The confluence of Big Dry Creek and the South Platte River in Englewood, Colorado.
Basin
Progression South Platte—Platte—
Missouri—Mississippi
Main source 39°29′09″N 104°55′33″W / 39.48583°N 104.92583°W / 39.48583; -104.92583
River mouth Confluence with the South Platte
5,298 ft (1,615 m)
39°37′50″N 105°00′52″W / 39.63056°N 105.01444°W / 39.63056; -105.01444Coordinates: 39°37′50″N 105°00′52″W / 39.63056°N 105.01444°W / 39.63056; -105.01444

Big Dry Creek is a 16.9-mile-long (27.2 km)[2] tributary that joins the South Platte River in Englewood, Colorado. The creek's source is in Daniels Park in Douglas County.

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Big Dry Creek". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 2011-02-14.
  2. ↑ U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline data. The National Map, accessed March 25, 2011


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