Chico Creek

Chico Creek[1]
Basin
Progression Arkansas—Mississippi
Main source 38°45′50″N 104°33′14″W / 38.76389°N 104.55389°W / 38.76389; -104.55389
River mouth Confluence with Arkansas
38°14′33″N 104°21′57″W / 38.24250°N 104.36583°W / 38.24250; -104.36583Coordinates: 38°14′33″N 104°21′57″W / 38.24250°N 104.36583°W / 38.24250; -104.36583
Mouth elevation 4,505 ft (1,373 m)
Basin area 747 sq mi (1,930 km2)

Chico Creek is a 53.9-mile-long (86.7 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.

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Chico Creek". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 2011-02-08.
  2. ↑ U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline data. The National Map, accessed March 31, 2011


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